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crowds there are eating up their vintage rock sound featuring whirling keys , driving drums , and primal screams . Brothers Emmett and Cullen O ’ Connor are onto something with their “ HI-FI Organ Punk ” that is full of youthful defiant energy . Don ’ t be a meathead , give them a listen ... Mark Duda hails from New York City ’ s East Village and the sixsongs on his latest EP Month of Sundays pays homage to many of that region ’ s most famous artistic exports . On this disc there ’ s none better than the Ramones meets New York Dolls ecstasy of “ Murder on Delancy ” that is one catchy homage to homicide . Sunday never sounded so good ... Burnt Out Wreck features ex Heavy Pettin ’ s Gary Moat , one of Scotland ’ s original rock ‘ n ’ rollers , out front and sounding unscathed from the years on an eleven track exploration of hard rock and melodic metal called Swallow . The opening anthem named for the band will leave a lump in your throat as the power chords start pumping and Moat ’ s gritty and gut-wrenching

Listen to “ Murder on Delancy ” by Mark Duda

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