PYPY - Sacred Times LP NWOBHM the last of the great

the last of the great TL haunts

The clean passages sometimes remind me of early to mid-80s English Indie rock and when these fall into place with the string sections it becomes one of those total surprise records of 2023

crowned with triumphant tripartite thunderbolts of wail

cartoons—you name it

His 1966 LP Makin’ Waves is considered a Hammond organ essential and his 1977 production The Perfect Circle a cornerstone of Bay Area Funk

PYPY - Sacred Times LP NWOBHM the last of the greatWild, blown out post punk garage from Montreal featuring members of CPC Gangbangs, Red Mass and Duchess Says. Its been nearly a decade since Montreals PYPY (pronounced like with a long i rather than long e, thank you very much) landed with their debut Pagan Day (Slovenly), but the same lunatics are back with the follow up, now on Goner Records. One might recall the thunderous pop of their banger Shes Gone carving out a place for itself in the high end