#terry malts

1/25/19.

I’ve bought nearly everything Corey Cunningham has made - Smokescreens, Terry Malts, Magic Bullets and Business of Dreams.  The first BOD album was a more synthy/80′s pop sound - great.

This still has the synth, but the bass and the melodies are more reminiscent of some of The Bats’ best work (Paul Kean’s basswork comes to mind).  Anytime I throw down a Bats or Chills comparison, please consider it the highest compliment.  The Slumberland page mentions Grant McLennan (The Go-Betweens) as well.

Terry Malts' punk/pop (but not pop-punk!) classic "Killing Time" is now five years old. If you have a taste for Ramones, Undertones, Buzzcocks, etc you need this record. New yellow vinyl pressing now in stock.

2/3/17.

Smokescreens were born out of the ashes of Magic Bullets (that probably is too  dramatic).  I’ve always thought that Magic Bullets were the perfect meeting point between 1980s C86 and modern indie.  Smokescreens takes that and add a lot of 1980s Flying Nun (specifically The Clean) to their sound.

Corey Cunningham seems to be the common denominator.  It will not be surprising to anyone to learn that Corey is also in Terry Malts.  The Bandcamp page also mentions Televison Personalities and The McTells.

Just saw Baus opening along with the fantastic Neutrals at The Chapel for Sweeping Promises...which I shared pics for already, but turns out I had seen them a couple of times back in 2014 and 2015...

So decided to put up those shows since I couldn't ID any of the tracks on their most recent effort....which means new stuff...so will keep that off the "on line" until they put out a new one.

San Francisco’s Beehive isn’t like most rock duos. They don’t specialize in cheesy blues knock-offs or cutesy indie-pop. No, they’re too concerned with delivering some straight up, no-frills punk RAWK with a post-punk bend. Not surprising, considering vocalist Jake was is the late, lamented Terry Malts, whilst his partner in crime, Bud, holds down the bass in an unstoppable way. It’s a potent…