Enige bliver vi næppe! Paste Magazine kårer de 50 bedste garagerock-plader

Paste Magazine har tidligere kåret de fedeste new wave- og alt. country-plader. Bladet har sikkert også været forbi andre musikgenrer, men det er i så fald gået min opmærksomhed forbi. Tidsmæssigt strækker garagerock-listen sig fra 1965-2017, så det er noget af en mundfuld, musikjournalisterne gaber over.

Om ikke andet, så gav listen mig lyst til at genhøre King Tuffs fremragende skive, ’Was Dead’, fra 2008. Billedet foroven er forøvrigt af King Tuff med band.

“Though it’ll turn 10 years old this year, Was Dead is ageless. The debut release by Kyle Thomas’s project King Tuff sounds like it could have been recorded any time in the past 50 years, so long as you take out a few modern sound effects. It is psychedelic enough to have fit easily in 1968 but polished enough to live freely in the aughts and beyond, marinating forever in modern garage rock folklore. Start with “Animal” for Thomas’s raspy vocals encapsulated in relatable, simple lyrics or perhaps try the breakout hit, “Sun Medallion,” for a hazy, distorted thought-provoking dive. The album is relatively short and over before you want it to be, so don’t be afraid to listen twice.”