LA based art-punkers with a jazz twist Walker Brigade have made a video for their take on Mel Brook's I'm Tired (from the Blazing Saddles movie), a track from their latest album If Only: "(...) a grand gesture. They turned it into a late night punk torch song about not having sex anymore".
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HCTF review of If Only.
LA based art-punkers with a jazz twist Walker Brigade pull out all the stops on their new album, If Only. Ramshackle, lo-fi and pulling no punches they bring a West Coast version straight out the heyday of CBGB's - drummer Craig Tyrka played more shows than he cares to remember at the fabled NYC underground club before he headed West. Lead singer Tracy Walker's "don't fuck with me" vocals are part Patti Smith and part Joan Jett, projecting a classic punk rock mode that is raw and catchy as Hell. The band's MVP, however is bass player Mark Fletcher, who sounds like John Entwistle after graduating from jazz school: fluid, loud and acting like a third guitarist, making sure that guitarist Jeff Walker keeps busy to be heard pretty much all of the time.
They barrel through 13 short, high energy songs about heartbreak - the snarling What Is Wrong With Me? only needs one minute and 13 seconds for an errant lover to come crawling back. They are not optimists as such. Choker is a mix of late '60s West Coast pop and smart hooks lifted from the Sparks and Big Star songbooks, telling a tale about the many ways how to finish off an adversary: "Trust no one, not even me". The album's closer, a cover of Mel Brook's I'm Tired (from the Blazing Saddles movie) is a grand gesture. They turned it into a late night punk torch song about not having sex anymore.
Los Angeles based art pop quartet Walker Brigade have made a video for Choker, a track from the new album If Only, due for release on May 27 via Big Stir Records. It is a mix of late '60s West Coast pop and smart hooks lifted from the Sparks and Big Star songbooks, telling a tale about the many ways how to finish off an adversary.
Los Angeles based art pop quartet Walker Brigade have just released the double-header single No b/w Fallout as part of Big Stir Records Digital Singles Series. Both tracks are gnarly and raw. Imagine the Pixies having a party, with things getting out of hand in a good way when the Stooges join in. Lead singer Tracy Walker refuses to back down and manages to be heard clearly, which is nog mean feat when the band is playing up a storm and firing on all cylinders. Both tracks will be included on the Big Stir Singles: The Sixth Wave album.
Walker Brigade:
Tracy Walker: vocals, guitar
Mark Fletcher: bass, vocals
Craig Tyrka: drums
Jeff Walker: guitar, vocals
