Muck & the Mires

The number one garage band in the USA – winners of Little Steven Van Zandt’s nationwide "Battle of the Bands" – they’re also amongst the select number of bands to be released on the Dirty Water Club’s own in-house record label (their first UK release despite having had three full-length albums out Stateside). Playing snappy garage rock in a near authentic sixties style with hooks galore, chiming guitars, and solid harmonies, their records are stocked with fine original songs like the energetic – and if Muck ain't the greatest singer on earth, his slightly sandy growl fits the material pretty damn near perfectly. And with Brian Mire he's half of a very impressive guitar combination. Bassist Frankie Mire and drummer Jessie Best keep the band alive with drive, and these tunes zoom by just the way they used to do it back in the day. If you like classic garage rock’n’roll that sounds like it's come off the Nuggets album but yet isn't afraid to fly the flag for what the Yanks call the British Invasion sounds at the same time, then this is a band you’ve been needing.