San Francisco garage rocker Ty Segall’s new album Melted is out now on Goner Records and as a preview, he has released two tracks. The first track, ‘Caesar,’ is an uptempo rocker with a heavy acoustic guitar intro and a melody that harks back to a 60′s Brit invasion band think the Kinks. Segall’s vocal on “Caesar” reminded me of the late great Lux Interior of the Cramps, but I felt he made his vocal very much his own and I found myself bopping my head in pure enjoyment as I listened.
The next track is ‘Girlfriend,’ which reminded me of what a collaboration between Jack White and Jay Reatard could have sounded like. The song roars with Ty Segall’s powerful vocals, killer guitars, a MAJOR beat and half way through the song, there is a blistering piano solo that has not been heard since Little Richard. If ‘Caesar’ had me bopping my head, ‘Girlfriend’ had me dancing around the room like a maniac!
Tour dates and mp3s after the jump…
Ty and the band are currently out on tour across the US, catch them when they come to your city and head to Goner Records to grab Melted! Ty Segall is the king of modern garage rock!
TY SEGALL TOUR
9/19 – - San Diego, CA – - Soda Bar
9/23 – - Memphis, TN – - Goner Fest
9/27 – - Chattanooga, TN – - Discoteca
9/28 – - Nashville, TN – - The End
9/29 – - Little Rock, AR – - Whitewater Tavern
9/30 – - Dallas, TX – - The Cavern
10/1 – - Austin, TX – - Mohawk
10/2 – - Lubbock, TX – - Haunted Castle
10/4 – - Salt Lake City, UT – - The Woodshed
10/8 – - Reno, NV – - Lincoln Lounge
10/9 – - Boise, ID – - Neurolux
10/10 – - Seattle, WA – - Chop Suey
10/11 – - Vancouver, BC – - Biltmore Cabaret
10/12 – - Bellingham, WA – - Wild Buffalo
10/13 – - Olympia, WA – - The Brotherhood
10/14 – - Portland, OR – - Mississippi Studios
10/15 – - Eugene, OR – - Wow Hall
10/17 – - Jamaica Plain, MA – - Temple (Homegrown Festival)
10/18 – - Ottawa, ON – - Babylon
10/19 – - Quebec City, QC – - Le Cercle
10/20 – - Halifax, NS – Halifax Pop Explosion
10/23 – - Brooklyn, NY – - Knitting Factory (CMJ)
10/24 – - Washington, DC – - Comet Ping Pong
MP3: Ty Segall – ‘Caesar’
