Athens' basement psych-punk outfit
Bazooka is back, with a brand new rock n' roll dynamite record, Somewhere
Elsewhere
(on October 21 via Inner Ear Records, Greece).
The craziness and hard lo-fi energy of the band are still
here, mixing an obvious yearning for rock n' roll's past with a
minimalist punk attack which made it sound fresh, positive, exciting and
fun follow up to
their 2019
face-melting full-length
critically acclaimed
Zero Hits.
Watch the video of the second single and title track from the Greek band’s fourth album
The video captures the need to escape, to find ourselves
in a magical and human world, which is not so far away. "Somewhere Elsewhere" is everywhere. The video clip was directed & written by Penny Liaromati, and filmed & edited by Nikos Chantzis.
Listen to the first single
"Dikia Mou Alithia
(My Own Truth)"
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The
world is falling apart but Bazooka are here with their fourth album.
They take us by the hand on a journey to a world above the earth, a
world somewhere else. With 10 songs and their stories captured via
the album artwork designed by Australian artist Montero, they transport
us to the dreams and nightmares of modern life. ''Kapou Allou
(Somewhere Elsewhere)'' is clearly the band's most entertaining and
versatile album, their own truth. Bazooka’s craziness and instinctive
energy are still there but accompanied by a great appetite for
experimentation and situations that lead the band to an absolute letting
go without any restrictions. The final result is the closest a studio
album can get to the band's live performing sound, making this arguably
their best album to date.
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This five-piece band is originally from Volos, Greece, but relocated to
Athens, comprising the core of the new underground psych-rock scene
along with other bands, such as Acid Baby Jesus and Komodina 3. Since
then, they have toured Europe several times and around the United
States. Their music could be described as psychedelic and very raw, like
garage punk with a unique sense of youth mixed with frustration vibes.
"They are so
intense and frenzied that you'd think
a wrecking ball has come alive as a
psych-rock band. Bazooka melds 1960s
mini skirt swinging melodies with
manic rock n’ roll riffs and desert
acid psychedelia, pushing boundaries
beyond volume (going up to
eleven!). They're gory sweet though;
imagine The Beach Boys writing a
Stooges garage tune while selling
their soul to the devil. Bazooka's
sound is like a fast, rickety but also
exciting rollercoaster, loud and
distorted, mind-boggling and
ear-tingling; and that is definitely
not for the faint of heart." Europavox
"...in one of the tightest sounding punk acts I've heard in quite some time." - Krissy Rubbles, International Tapes
"I like that they have a kind of atypical way of writing songs." - Evan Minsker, Pitchfork
"Bazooka have one foot planted in the beat band '60s and the other in a bucket of blood and guts. My guess here is Athens is like Brisbane in Australia - it has a thriving underground music scene that gets along quite nicely without much in the way of help from the outside world. Bazooka is one of the flowers in a global dustbin that (hopefully) will continue to produce blooms." - I94bar.com
"Dirty-raw irreverence with an air of frustrated volatility is the domain of loveable Greek psych-punk hooligans, Bazooka. Their musical personality harnesses energetic and immediately likeable melodies that flesh out angst and passion in equal measure while illuminating an experience unique to them" - Happy Mag
BAZOOKA
"Somewhere Elsewhere"
[Inner Ear Records]
Format: Gatefold Green & Yellow 180gram vinyl, CD, Cassette and digital
Format: Gatefold Green & Yellow 180gram vinyl, CD, Cassette and digital
Purchase on:
https://orcd.co/bazooka_ kapouallou
Release Date: 21 October 2022
Tracklist:
Tracklist:
1.
Kata Vathos
(
Deep Inside
)
2. Krifto ( Hide and Seek )
3. Kapou Allou ( Somewhere Elsewhere )
4. To Oniro Ton Palavon ( The Dream of Fools )
5. Dikia Mou Alithia ( My Own Truth )
6. Katarameni Anthropi ( Damned People )
7. Proedriki Froura ( Presidential Guard )
8. Pano Apo Ti Gi ( Above the Earth )
9. Jazzooka
10. Veloudino Kako ( Velvet Evil )
2. Krifto ( Hide and Seek )
3. Kapou Allou ( Somewhere Elsewhere )
4. To Oniro Ton Palavon ( The Dream of Fools )
5. Dikia Mou Alithia ( My Own Truth )
6. Katarameni Anthropi ( Damned People )
7. Proedriki Froura ( Presidential Guard )
8. Pano Apo Ti Gi ( Above the Earth )
9. Jazzooka
10. Veloudino Kako ( Velvet Evil )
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