Raccoon Fighter is: Sean Gavigan (vocals, guitar), Zac Ciancaglini (drums), and Gabe Wilhelm (bass), of Brooklyn, and ZIL is their debut record.
It is an extended burst of urgent, aggressive bluesy-surfy noise, and it is glorious. This is music for the true definition of adventure, i.e. “bad idea going to end in bruises.”
Here are some of my favorite tracks:
Santa Tereza combines surfy hooks and a little bit of hypnotic drone:
Street Urchins will meet all of your crazy-in-love, put-the-pedal-down-and-drive-to-the-sea road trip needs:
Pyramid Scheme to Heaven, where the drums slow down to a menacing thud-thud and become a dark heart amid droning, distorted guitars:
New Yorkers and people coming to town for CMJ: They’re playing a bunch of shows in the next two weeks, including an album release party this Friday, Oct. 4, at Cake Shop, the O+ Festival on Oct. 12 in Kingston, NY and CMJ showscases at the Rock Shop on 10/15 and the Delancey on 10/18. Go and check them out, it will be fun.