Giggly Boys
Brooklyn, New York, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2013 | INDIE
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““Turned Out”, the EP’s opener, finds Giggly Boys channeling a hybrid of WU LYF’s indie-alternative and traditional post punk aesthetic–guitars are steeped in reverb and the vocals are barked...From the dissonant freak out of “Ghost Hole” to the Sonic Youth-channeling “Acid Fight”, Giggly Boys do a great job of paying homage to New York’s grittier, dirtier days, just with an updated perspective. If today’s Brooklynites are deemed “slackers,” then Giggly Boys’ . is a criticism and acceptance of that trope...” via Impose
“Full of grinding guitar scuzz, primitive drumming, and moody vocals, Giggly Boys' EP is abrasive yet alluring as 80s goth, post-punk, and Protomartyr-esque sounds circle around the lead singer's reckless stop-start barks. The EP as a whole is a grower, but "Sick Joke" is a scorcher that will immediately grab your ear.” via Groundfloorgo
“Their band reminds me of so many others that I admire; there’s plenty of Sonic Youth and some Stooges and something else uniquely weird and straight -forward, the way most excellent post-rock bands can be (WIRE, POLVO, you get it).” via TAHRC
“There is a bridled anger simmering away, drenched in monochrome and baked vitriol. It's burning into my synapses...It needs to be blasted on speakers though, pushed to its limits.” via Sonic Masala - Impose, Groundfloorgo, Sonic Masala
Discography
Giggly Boys 'Jeok Kisc' CS (self-released, 2014)
Giggly Boys '.' CS (TAHRC, 2014)
Giggly Boys 'Bastards of Young' (TAHRC, 2015)
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Bio
A foursome out of N. Brooklyn cooking up neo-psychedelia and punk in a Bushwick cellar studio. We all met working at a pizza joint.
New material coming very soon. Two previous releases via Wichita's experimental cassette label This Ain't Heaven Recording Concern are currently available.
Giggly Boys are: bassist/vocalist Erik Schwertfeger (Hardbodies, Toucher), drummer Mike Zorman (The Cysts, Ultra Boys, Zombie Zombie), guitarist/vocalist Mark Craig and guitarist Bryan Keller (SOFTSPOT, Bambara)
RIYL: Hüsker Dü, Chameleons, Bauhaus, Protomartyr, 4AD, Slumberland
All inquiries direct to gigglyboysbk@gmail.com
Bandcamp: https://gigglyboys.bandcamp.com/
TAHRC: http://www.thisaintheavenrc.com/bands/#giggly
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