Vengeful Beats

The Bad Beats - His Vengeful Hand (2016)

The legacy of Canadian Fuzz is in good hands -- The Bad Beats debut album proves it. The lessons from their Canuck grandfathers -- The Painted Ship, Les Lutins, The Haunted, and so many more 1960s legends from the Great White North -- have been consumed, digested and spit out with a new ferocity that dispels for once and for all the social myth that Canadians are polite people.

No, these Bad Beats are nasty people, with nasty sounds -- born quite literally in their garage -- where car fumes, cold beer, a fuzz box and a beat up Farfisa organ have pushed them to blast out the album you hold in your hands right now.

"Knock Yourself Out" is a perfect theme to start the mayhem, equal parts spittle and beer-fueled party fun. "His Vengeful Hand" has a cool voodoo vibe, and "She Don't Talk To Me" will have you bopping all the way to the keg and then back to the dance floor. The BBs also pay homage to the classics, with the Miracle Workers' "Love Has No Time" given a reverent treatment worthy of garage royalty.

Yes, Canadian Fuzz is in good hands. The Bad Beats are here. - Timothy Gassen / liner notes

01. Knock Yourself Out
02. Send Me A Postcard
03. Puttin' It Down
04. His Vengeful Hand
05. She Don't Talk To Me
06. Watch Outside
07. It Breaks Me Down
08. Hipsville 29 B.C.
09. Jackies Place
10. Love Has No Time
11. Done Me Wrong
12. Up At Night

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