I last wrote about Ringo Deathstarr back in February this year. They have now released their début single, a self titled EP, on SVC Records and boy is it a cracker.Ringo Deathstarr, like their contemporaries Manhattan Love Suicides, take their cue from bands like Jesus and Mary Chain, early My Bloody Valentine and Meat Whiplash to produce indie pop of the highest order. Their feedback inspired chainsaw like guitars produce a tonic for ones ears. The EP's best track Some Kind Of Sad is pure JAMC circa 1984 whilst tracks like Sweet Girl is reminiscent of the fuzzy tunes the Primitives produced whilst on Lazy Records and no they haven't got a female singer! Others have compared the band to the likes of The Telescopes and other shoegazing bands but believe me when I say this EP is more "Upside Down" or "Don't Slip Up" than "Perfect Needle" or "You Made Me Realise". Essential stuff. Buy!
Ringo Deathstarr - Sweet Girl
Ringo Deathstarr - Some Kind Of Sad (demo)
Buy the high quality mp3 download here for only two measly quid or wait until 29th October when it is released on CD and i-tunes.
This band is really good despite the horrible name.. "Sweet Girl" sounds almost exactly like the late, great american band Skywave.