Artist: The Helltones
Song: “Every Time You Pick a Fight”
Album: Medusa (Nov 17, 2023)
Genre: Garage Rock, Rock, Proto-Punk
The journey of forming The Helltones has been a long one for guitarist/vocalist Darwin Siegaldoud. Raised in Santa Barbara, CA, he spent a year in Israel on a Kibbutz, where two Canadian neighbors taught him how to record music and how to make guitar playing a way of self-expression. After moving to Oakland and the collapse of his first band, he formed The Helltones with drummer Paul Bowman. Since forming, the group has released two albums and an EP, and are really starting to find their sound on their latest single “Every Time You Pick a Fight” from their upcoming LP Medusa.
A classic-sounding garage rock nugget, the song has a vivacious energy. The surfy guitars and girl-group backing vocals are timeless and joyful, while Siegaldoud’s vocals are addictively raw and real. A throwback to rip-roaring rock n’ roll played in juke joints and biker bars, it’s already making me excited to hear the rest of the album.
Until November comes, we can all sate our hunger for great garage rock music by streaming this jam in our Check This 2023 Playlist!
The Indy Review 
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