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What’s up Sorry Staters? Cheers for checking in with us again this week. There’s quite a bit of news on new releases in this week’s letter. Not that there isn’t always, but with a couple of our own label releases in the mix, there’s plenty to get excited about.
I’ll just pick one thing that caught my eye this week, and that’s a cool 45 by L.A. punks Psychoactive. There’s only a few of these out there and we got a handful, so move quickly if you are into snappy ’77 style punk rock.
The single comes as number one on their own Psychoactive label and is issued in hand stamped and numbered paper sleeves in an edition of 200 and with a sticker. Mine’s number 19. Two tunes, Don’t Wanna Wait b/w Seditionaries.
Jeff and I were giving it a spin in the store, and I had mentioned that I had liked it a lot as it appealed to my taste in punk rock styles, namely that classic 77 sound well routed in rock and roll’s past. Jeff told me that wasn’t a coincidence as the band features Paul and Tsubasa from L.A. punk band Rough Kids. The very same Rough Kids that Sorry State had the honor of putting out their first couple of platters. No wonder the record sounded so seasoned and on point. Jeff also reminded me that Rough Kids have been backing T.V. Smith on his current Adverts tour. Very fucking cool. So yeah, there is plenty of pedigree in Psychoactive.
Whether they will stick with the name remains to be seen, as a quick google brought up several other bands with the same name around the world which they’ll have to contend with. Also, anything with “psycho” in the name brings up all kinds of results. But what do I know? I am certainly not giving unsolicited advice to the band. LoL. May the best Psychoactive win.
Talking of Rough Kids, I gave their The Black And White And Gray album on Dirt Cult Records a spin over the weekend and had a fun time listening to it. They really are a tight, sharp band with plenty of good tunes and riffs. Do yourselves a favor and check out their records if you aren’t familiar. We should have copies of at least their second I believe.
Okay, that’s about all my noggin can handle for this week as far as writing goes. Back to my other chores. Thanks for reading and supporting the scene.
Cheers - Dom