Murder City Devils

The Murder City Devils: Dann Gallucci (vocals, guitar, mellotron); Nate Manny (vocals, guitar); Derek Fudesco (vocals, bass); Coady Willis (vocals, drums); Spencer Moody (vocals); Leslie Hardy (organ, keyboards).
Additional personnel: Ron Heathman (guitar); Kim Warnick (background vocals).
Recorded at Robert Lang Studios, Shoreline, Washington.
The Murder City Devils' full-length debut holds up as a ferocious connective tissue between Drive Like Jehu's post-hardcore and the garage revival of the late '90s. But on songs like "Flashbulb," there's also a primal clamor that screams and howls the influence of the Stooges and Misfits. MURDER CITY is, in a way, a last vestige of punk's pre-digital-age, low-budget racket-making. But on album highlights like "Boom Swagger Boom," the group also hints at a retro-forward, rhythmic garage-rock knowhow that clearly influenced artists such as (International) Noise Conspiracy.