Ugly Things

Three Australian garage greats from the sadly out of print Ugly Things CD.

The Black Diamonds - I Want, Need, Love You
Machine Gun Kelly's Rejects - I'm Going Back
The Elois - By My Side

The Sleepers

Nothing to do with Louise Wener and her cohorts, this mob emerged from Mansfield, Ohio in 1966. The perfect combination of fuzztone crunch and jangle, compiled on Teenage Shutdown Vol 9 - Teen Jangler Blowout.

The Sleepers - I Want a Love

Teen Blast USA! Vol 2

I'm particularly fond of The Gnomes track, the perfect encapsulation of teen loserdom. The husky-voiced singer sounds implausibly cheerful about his miserable existence.

The Gnomes - Something's Going On
The Underground Balloon Corps - (Heart) Made of Soul
The Green Beans - Superstition

Teen Blast USA! Vol 1

A nice garage comp that mixes minor chord melancholia with more stomping stuff. Even if the Jolly Roger and the Poppiteers track sucked, I'd feel compelled to post it here purely because of the band name.

Jack Bedient and the Chessmen - Double Whammy
Jolly Roger and the Poppiteers - Beautiful Lady in the Sky
Six Minus One - Other Side