PureVolume Wanderings: -abilly

I decided this afternoon to go and hop across PureVolume using their wonderful "Random Profile Jump" wotsit. I'd been in the mood for psychobilly (largely thanks to finding Tiger Army's Early Years EP for a decent price on iTunes) so I figured I'd look up some punk/psycho/rockabilly bands instead of doing my usual random jumping from page to page until I find a band that looks interesting. So, I set the Random Jump on rockabilly (cos the damn thing doesn't have a psychobilly option) and set off on my little adventure.

First to come up was the HorrorPops. They're one of those bands I'd heard of but never actually listened to. Pleasant surprise for me then, when it turns out they're awesome. The vocals are reminiscent of the all-female punk rock group Civet (who you can find here) with a slightly softer edge. As with most pages on PureVolume, there's only a few tracks there to listen to, but they really do sound awesome and I'm definitely going to have to look up some more of their work. Good psychobilly stuff there.

Next random profile was Roger Miret and the Disasters. More of a punk edge on these guys - not so much of the rockabilly influence, especially on "Once Were Warriors". Again, great stuff that I'm going to have to do some more looking up for.

Third up was The Tossers. I had to smile at the name. The Tossers? Really? Oh well, I've seen weirder band names. And the music more than makes up for it. Folk/Celtic punk in the vein of The Pogues. This immediately makes them awesome. And also, I have to remember to grab the rest of my dad's Pogues stuff at some point... Ahem, moving on. I can imagine this stuff being sung while very drunk in a pub. There's some good choruses that're just right for singing/shouting along to - just what you need when you're drunk. Especially in No Loot, No Booze, No Fun. It's just made for drunken singing!

After that came Kings of Nuthin'. Wasn't so keen on these guys, but that's just a personal thing - they're still a great band, more punkabilly, I suppose. Loving the piano intro on "Only Time". Brilliance. There's a kind of retro feel to them, possibly helped by the sax and the slightly jazzy, bluesy feel to the tracks. Bear in mind, I am useless at putting things into proper genres, so when I say jazzy/bluesy, it might not be what is actually considered jazzy/bluesy. But anyways, moving on...

And finally, my favourite out of these bands, Mad Marge and the Stonecutters. I pretty much fell in love with these guys as soon as "Shake" started playing. Again, female-fronted, psychobilly wonderfulness. I think I'm in love with the lass's voice - much amazingness. And before this descends into a babble about just how much I love them, I think we'll end this post.

All of the bands mentioned have pages on PureVolume - stick 'em in the search box to find 'em. All except Mad Marge and the Stonecutters have some tracks available for free download from said PureVolume pages.

So, check 'em out, let me know what you think and pass it on.