SINGLES (VINYL)

Following the release of 2009's 'Goodbye Cruel World, Hello Crueler World', Spider Bags' Dan McGee and Gregg Levy joined up with drummer Rock Forbes and toured as a trio in an old Mitsubishi Mirage, with Forbes crammed into the back seat alongside the band's gear, Three of the six 45's mined for Churchkey Records' new collection aptly and simply named 'Singles' were recorded during this period of frenzied creativity.


Levy was replaced for new bassist Steve Oliva, and the three newest songs on 'Singles' offer sightlines to the new line-up's bright future.


Some are catchy garage rock - "Teenage Eyes" and "Walking Walking Nowhere Nowhere" - but the band also moves in psychedelic directions. "Dog in the Snow" drives ahead with a kraut-ish bass line as McGee howls with wild abandon through dense layers of effects and reverb.


'Singles' tracks Spider Bags' evolution from roughly recorded songwriting outlet to one of the most exciting rock n roll outfits around.