"That sounds as though it's from the 70's" said one of the Just Some Punk Songs listeners when I played a song from Los Angeles 4 piece Shark Toys (https://www.facebook.com/sharktoys/) on last week's show. "That's probably because it's a Desperate Bicycles cover" I replied. The song in question was Advice On Arrest and it's a great attempt to do justice to a classic. It's on a new ep that'll be out next month on Chunklet Industries. It's a second pressing with 3 extra tracks after the original single quickly sold out and you can check it out here : https://chunklet.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-time-5-song-ep
Lining up with Daniel (Guitars/Vocals), Bill (Bass/Vocals), Emanuel (Drums) and Mike (Guitar), Shark Toys might hail from California but their music has garnered comparisons with Blighty bands such as Swell Maps and The Fall as well as fellow Americans Tyvek, Parquet Courts and Modern Lovers. Their songs are both catchy and quirky and if 5 songs doesn't sound enough, avail yourself of the name your price Live At The Teragram album they released last month : https://sharktoys.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-teragram
Below you'll find the flip side to Advice On Arrest, it's called Out Of Time...
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