There isn't much question that The Mooney Suzuki are four of the coolest guys in New York City. Since 1996 the black-clad, moppy haired, sunglassed quartet has been wowing the kids with their nostalgic, joyfully uptempo, three-chord garage rock. The point here isn't "breaking new ground" or "being innovative" (which often means being insufferably pretentious), it's about going as fast as possible, working up a sweat, and bathing in the holy water of good old fashioned rock and roll redemption. The backbeat is constant and incredibly danceable; the trebly guitars slash and swashbuckle their way through each song, and singer Sammy James Jr.'s ragged, itchy vocals get under your skin in a way that gives you no choice but to move. So move!
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