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I listen to everything I find/get sent on MySpace, even on Sundays when it almost feels like I’m wading through cider vomit with a severe hangover and no gloves. However, these boys, are a very welcome surprise.
The other week when (amid loads of general crap off really awful bands who seem to have genetically modified bollocks to the point where they think it’s OK to leave messages like this: "It’s a scientific fact that you will love our band, you probably feel stupid for not knowing us already. Yes, you probably are really stupid") a little gem emerged all the way from LA, with rather modest bollocks and a shit load of ace tunes.
The band is called Homie Erectus and they appear to be made of win. Please witness:
‘Drunk Blood’, is a short sharp blast of melodic garage punk that sounds as though they’ve just robbed all their guitars from a jumble sale, broke into an abandoned house and played the beasts with more justice in 1.16 minutes than the previous owner ever did in ten years.
Plus, don’t you just need to be mates with a bunch of camcorder carrying LA rockers who claim that "Fast cars/Dive bars define me"? Course you do. So pop on over to Homie Erectus' Myspace and virtually lick their faces. Good.
I don’t know if it’s because the sun is out today and I’m all giddy about festivals, but Homie Erectus, with their chizzled snarls, awesome six-string rock n roll solos and raw drum thrashing, have just got me all excited for the month in music, and it’s only the 8th!
If you want to join me in congratulating their drummer for surviving high school with Katy Perry, you can buy their DIY, self-produced album ‘American Homiecide’ which is available on iTunes. Unless you live in Australia or Japan, in which case, you should probably just move to LA if it sounds anything like this.
Deal?
By Kelly Murray - Posted on 04/08/09 at www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=134
- NME
"Addictive rock n roll riffs that explode into melodic choruses. Simple, but teasingly effective." - Kelly Murray, Music Journalist, NME/BBC
"Reminiscent of Janes Addiction with sexy vocals and guitar and a great energy that moves me!!!" - Dessica, Booker, The Cat Club (W. Hollywood)
Discography
The current discography of Homie Erectus consists of a 3-track demo released in 2008 and a full-length 11-track album released in February of 2009. “I Got a Reputation”, off their 2008 demo, was featured on Santa Barbara’s modern rock radio station 92.9 KJEE as pick of the week for a local band. Their most current release, “American Homiecide”, is their most impressive work to date. By producing the album from start to finish they were able to create music that completely captured their unique musical vision.
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Bio
Homie Erectus is a Rock n Roll band based out of Santa Barbara, California. Original members include rhythm guitar player and lead vocalist Joey Enthoven and lead guitar player Dave Esquer, who originally formed the band. Rob “Jerzey” Boileau, who plays bass, and Matt Lopez, who plays drums, were later added to complete the band. Homie Erectus current line up consists of Joey Enthoven, Dave Esquer, Matt Lopez, and Dave McPeters. All members of Homie Erectus have been involved in music for the past decade - some even longer. Homie Erectus builds on the experience Joey, Dave, and Matt had working together in previous bands such as, Entoven and Suburban Crisis.
Homie Erectus brings insatiable rock riffs with simple yet consistent drumbeats that mesh well with the bass lines of Boileau. Soaring leads filled with peaks and valleys accompany most tracks with echoes of reference to many classic rock bands. Vocalist Joey Enthoven, creates a raw, aggressive vocal sound while still maintaining underlying talk tracks, melodies, and harmonies that fill the song to capacity.
Contact: 805-450-7026 (Matt)
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