That ever-dependable institution of Boston garage rock is back with another slab of toe-tapping, hip-shaking goodness! I speak, of course, of Muck and the Mires, a foursome as consistent and notorious as death and taxes combined. Out on Madrid's stellar Ghost Highway Recordings, the new EP Ghost of Roky Erickson follows the typical Muck recipe. You get two wild, garage-rocking smashers and two power pop gems that sound like they could have been plucked straight from the British Invasion (one of them actually was!). The ripping title track is one of the rockers. The song title is no red herring. The song really does describe an encounter with the ghost of Roky Erickson (on the 13th floor of an elevator, of course!). If you're going to come face-to-face with a ghost, wouldn't this be the one you'd want to meet? I always love a tune that tells a story! This song proves to be as inspired as its subject matter — just the latest in a long line of bangers from the Muck hit factory. "Hey Sunshine" is firmly in 1963 Beatles territory, and "It's Gonna Be Alright" is a killer cover of the Gerry & The Pacemakers classic. Bringing it on home is "Dead To Me," a stomping kiss-off that combines some good, old-fashioned spurned lover bitterness with deliciously dark humor. And that's that: four tunes in a little over nine minutes, and it's all perfect rock 'n' roll just as the music gods intended. You always know what you're getting from Muck and the Mires, and it never stops being thrilling. My friends here in the states can pick this one up from the Rum Bar Records Bandcamp page!
https://ghosthighwayrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-ghost-of-roky-erickson
https://rumbarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-of-rocky-erickson-ghost-highway
https://www.muckandthemires.com/
https://www.facebook.com/muckandthemires
https://www.youtube.com/user/muckandthemires
https://ghosthighwayshop.com/producto/7-muck-and-the-mires-the-ghost-of-roky-erickson-pre-order/
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