This LP was issued recently on Goner Records.   My vinyl copy arrived a week or so ago.  It’s been played a few times.   This appears to be Ty Segall’s second LP – he’s released numerous 7″ singles, cassettes and such like.  I was fairly late to his sound – but after hearing ‘Lemons’ I am starting to rue this fact because this record is brimful of energy.   With it’s roots in 60′s garage rock and 90′s lo-fi production techniques this isn’t going to be the shiniest record I’ve heard all year – but I am a sucker for these two minute blast of good old fashioned guitar pop. Not all of the songs on ‘Lemons’ are out and out foot stompers.  Slower songs like ‘Rusted Dust’ show that Ty Segall can do more than rock out and holler.   But it’s when he rocks out and hollers that I think he excels.  Songs like ‘Standing at the Station’ and the Captain Beefheart cover ‘Drop Out Boogie’ and recent single ‘Cents’ where the dirty guitars, grinding beats and 60′s overtones make for the most fun listening.

There is so much stuff like this bubbling to the surface at the moment – it’s tricky to keep pace with the releases.   Ty Segall is another name to add to the must hear more of his stuff category.  Invigorating.

Links: Ty Segall | Goner Records