“I hope that this Saturday,the cd will
be in our hands”.That’s what Kostas(the nothing but support guy) told
me a few hours before that last vinyl record fair was about to open its doors
in Athens.”Well,I hope so because the
band is gonna play together with The Invisible Surfers this evening so it would
be perfect to sell some copies…”
Snails from Greece had
released a four track 7’’ single back in 2009 on Actions Records.Now,
after a lot of gigs,the time has come for an integrated project to be out and…here
it is!Their first homonym album,through the same label, has just arrived in cd
format.Long time waiting?Don’t complain,snails are really low speed creatures as
we know but they have the unique ability not to lose their destination no
matter what. And the band confirms the fame of their name by presenting a
collection of fourteen tracks(eleven of them self penned) through a blend of
garage kicks, sixties psych mythology and
punk insolence.
Keeping the faith of what they love,the band makes brilliant
covers in three classics:I’m Five Years Ahead Of My Time, Gypsy Woman(with vocals by Dimitris Beleniotis of the...Cardinals) and
Satisfaction Guaranteed without hesitating to give some “exotica” touch on
Haifa Nights and Surfazat.So, what is all about?Solid rhythm section,hell-fuzzed
guitars,haunted vocals and possessed harmonica.Some wyld childs are dancing
with the zombies…Their album is housed in a pretty trippy digipack cover(made
by Dimitris Megalios) in a limited run.Once more,satisfaction
guaranteed.Indeed.And my fave track?Universal Soldier!
By the way,the Snails cd came to my hands under a way
that will not be published here. And Kostas still owes me a fully signed copy
of their Heartbreaker ep.
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