Sick and tired of New York, Sarim Al-Rawi (former drummer of Titus Andronicus and livefastdie, the former of which he switched to guitar midway through the band) is in charge of what may easily be the best record to come out of sub urban New York (New Jersey) in a long time. At one point in Liquor Stores industrious career, they were playing with six or seven guitarists, mainly because none of them were particulary capable of playing buzzsaw rock and roll quite sharp enough to hold their own. By this point, they have toned it down to a reasonable three to four guitarists, as far as I can tell. Thankfully, after literally years in the making and some highly questionable cover art, we finally have this New Jersey masterpiece.
The lyrics and song titles are over the top in the best way possible. It's a record that screams influence ranging from busting donuts in the parking lot of a church while double fisting some Budweiser's, to the obligatory 5 AM pizza run. This is a suburb rock and roll record that just fucking slays. You can still hear the hangover complete with the coke drip in everyone of their infectious NYC Garage songs. The key is the cleverly layered vocals that literally fly all over the place. The influences range from New York Dolls, Motley Crue, fuzzed out Bay Area psych and everything in between.
If Liquor store were throwing a house party tonight, my rules would all go out the window. I think the vinyl is sold out, but if there are still any copies left of this double vinyl, you can get them through Almost Ready Records...
If Liquor store were throwing a house party tonight, my rules would all go out the window. I think the vinyl is sold out, but if there are still any copies left of this double vinyl, you can get them through Almost Ready Records...
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