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Video: Bright Light Social Hour (playing the Masquerade this Thurs 5.10) w/ opener – Moondogs (ATL) – Album Review of “Moondogs” self titled EP + stream and download the EP for free + info on their upcoming shows
(we hosted Moondogs for a beatlanta house show in March and they fucking brought the house down – we highly recommend their live show)
review by David Ranew…
The self titled EP Moondogs is the debut EP from the Atlanta trio. The EP is 5 tracks (recorded in just 10 horus) of garage rock fused with punk and a sprinkle of blues throughout. Just like their live performances Moondogs EP brings on an adrenaline rushing energy that that leaves with us with our heads still banging and feet tapping after the last song ends.
The EP has a vigorous start with Goodbye and then quickly gets a bit bluesier with Highway 41 Blues. Fueled with a steady beginning drum the track dives into familiar riffs before falling into a classic blues chorus. The EP continues its garage punk aura and maintains its blues feel with the longest song of the EP, Can’t Take My Pride. At six minutes the song takes on a journey of angst and determination. Then we get hit with nice diversion from the bluesy side of the album with Square In A Circle. It is short and sweet with high get-up-and-go and a raging guitar solo. Get your stomp and fist pump on with this one. The last song of the album is Screws, while only comprising of a few lines of lyrics the song is a complete garage punk jam with a constant vibe of pulsating noise.
