Surf garage Murder Shoes came up with a spiffy self-titled EP this year. The new full-length Daydreaming has more of the same sensuous surf noir plus a few forays into Nineties college rock - lead single Nineteeneightyone and Secrets are the prime example of their expanded musical palette.
The Minneapolis band have hit an early creative peak. They use feedback and reverb without missing a beat. Don't be surprised when the upbeat cynicism of Girls Named Benji or the Breeders-alike Reefer and Pizza make an appearance in a small film that makes it big as an underground favorite.
Murder Shoes:
Tess Weinberg: vocals, keyboards
Derek Van Gieson: guitar
Chris White: guitar, vocals
Elliot Manthey: drums
Tim Heinlein: bass
Daydreaming is a released on Land Ski Records (CD, digital) and the band themselves (vinyl). Buy it from their website. Release date: November 6th.
Tracks:- Your Friend Kimmie
- So What May
- Bad Reputation
- Nineteeneightyone
- Secrets
- Girls Named Benji
- Little Lost
- Reefer and Pizza
- Daydreaming
- Can You Sea Me
- How Does It Feel?
- 11/10 Minneapolis, MN @ Icehouse
(album release show w/ Rupert Angeleyes and Daisy Chains)
» murdershoesband.com
HCTF review of Murder Shoes.