PHOTOS: The So So Glos @ Generation Records

It's been a long time since I've been blown away by a band. A long time. But Saturday I saw a band that did just that.

Music today, especially most of what's coming out of Brooklyn isn't worth my time of day. The So So Glos sound like they're from London Town, but they're not. They're from Brooklyn, Bushwick to be exact.

The Clash influence is obvious, both visually and musically. Haters would dismiss the band as a ripoff at first look. But they would be missing out. If the So So Glos kids learned anything from The Clash, it was how to make genuine raucous punk rock. Clever world play, arrangements that break in every direction, and most importantly passionate delivery - it's all there.

Sometimes it's a couple of kids in a dingy basement playing over a dragging beat that remind you there's still hope.

Do yourself a favor and pick up their latest EP/LP? "Tourism/Terrorism." While it only runs about a half hour, it's gonna be stuck in your head for a lot longer than that.  And if your in NYC you can catch them this Thursday (Aug. 12th) at the Cake Shop with Ty Segall.

And check out two songs from their recent session at Daytrotter:

The So So Glos - My Block / Throw Your Hands Up 

 

Click the header pic above for a slideshow of pics from the So So Glos at Generation Records. For a direct link to the gallery click here.