14. SLOW ANIMAL "theFUNsun"

here is something to liven up your day, a great little track i heard recently, theFUNsun by New Jersey indie/garage/surf pop duo Slow Animal {Alexander and Daniel} from their "theFUNsun" 7" (2010).

i love how this track jumps straight into it, almost mid sentence, hard cut, no fat, no jangly guitar intro, it's as if they just got home from school, knowing their parents {along with everyone else's in the neighborhood} will be home just after 5:00, flick on the amp, no time to check levels, hit record, et tear into it, unleashing their angsty lo-fi surf/garage fuzz-core into suburbia.

theFUNsun is exploding with zestful reverb et distortion, reminiscent of Wavves s/t debut. this track is loaded with twangy, fuzzy, screechy guitars, stomping, thumping, splashing drums, along with the mandatory ranting foggy, spazzed-out vocals mixed with 50s style harmonized "whaaaaooo's", but it all works. the track perfectly captures the duos raw, infectious youthful energy, you can feel the thudding, wailing sounds reverberating through the garage doors et spilling out into suburbia.

there is nothing earth shattering or original about Slow Animal's sound, it's just a great blast of infectious lo-fi garage pop mixed with fuzzed out jangly surf-rock guitars et catchy do-wop harmonies. theFUNsun transports you from the two car garages of suburbia to endless sun drenched beaches of southern California.

i really dig the cover artwork, suburban surrealism! i don't know what is more 'surreal' though, that they have no heads, or the Robert Palmer t-shirt! it's definitely a nice touch.


MP3: theFUNsun

you check out the entertaining split-screen 'performance' video for theFunsun, directed by Vice Cooler and Who ate My teeth.



"theFUNsun" 7" is available from Jaxart Records, otherwise you can find it digitally on bandcamp as part of the "Demo" EP for free!

you can find Slow Animal here: myspace