PROMISE - s/t LP d-beat That was the mystery disc

That was the mystery disc

Now that's a musical accomplishment

With recording duties handled by longtime friend and tourmate Ty Segall

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a semi-spoken delivery finding melody in layers and sitting so well on top of fuzzed-out grooves in later cuts like “Ain’t No Runnin'” or the quiet first half of the penultimate “Hustler’s Blues

PROMISE - s/t LP d-beat That was the mystery discHighly recommended by Strangeworld. If youre continuously searching the margins for lost artifacts of the pop pantheon, you can find your daily dose in late period exponents of pure, lean, Beatlesque early 70s power pop, Promise. Originally issued in 1980 on the Boulder, Colorado, area bands own Cumulus label, their eponymous debut is filled with melodic, beatific blasts of pure pop, replete with ringing, jangly guitars, and rollicking crunch. Coled