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| Yawn Mower at The Saint in August 2015. |
I was one of those in attendance to witness the first-ever public performance by Asbury Park duo Yawn Mower back in August. Mike Chick (baritone guitar) and Biff Swenson (drums) bring the sometimes surfy / sometimes garage-y noise along with lots of hair. To ring in 2016, Yawn Mower have released a pair of covers for free download via their Bandcamp page.
The pair give us two songs that, coincidentally, rank very, very highly on my list of personal favorites. First up is a noisy and distorted take on The Beach Boys' "Little Honda" that owes a great deal to the version Yo La Tengo had on their 1997 masterpiece, I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One. I absolutely wore that CD out when CoolMom and I were living in Seattle in the late 90s. Next we get one of my all-time favorites in Girls' "Lust for Life." Imagine Dinosaur Jr. playing that one and you've got the idea of what's going on here.
Check out / download both songs and check out Yawn Mower live next month when they play APYC on February 20th.
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