ROCK'N'ROLL MONKEY AND THE ROBOTS "Detroit Trauma" CD.
(Drastic Plastic records)
I can already hear some of you: "what a weird name!"... Well, you're right, but what a weird band too! But well, I guess they're aware of that fact since their biography describes them as a "Japanese Elvis". Actually the first song ("Destroying Everything") made me think about SONIC YOUTH. Some songs sound quite psychedelic with a garage sound and I'm not a big fan of psychedelic and garage rock but the songs with poppy choruses like "James Dean was a Jerk" show us that the band can also rock in a more conventional way. ROCK'N'ROLL MONKEY AND THE ROBOTS would perfectly fit as the soundtrack of some B or Z movie if that can give you an idea. Fans of weird, crazy rock'n'roll, this CD is for you!
/Laurent

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