Tropical Punk
Runaway American Kids
Vinyl / Digital
Denim Records

By stumbling upon Tropical Punk yesterday I unearthed two fantastic new finds. First, the band itself and their latest EP, Runaway American Kids, and their prior LP released this year Ends of the World (still wading through all the material, I’m sure the even earlier stuff is good too). Secondly, the band’s label Denim Records seems to be up to all sorts of good things – including plenty of videos to watch and a blog to follow.

The EP is jangly, proper rock steeped in classic influences but still feeling fresh. I’m embarrassed that I’m just now hearing about it.

NUDITY
Heavy Petting
Digital Download

NUDITY tends to swing between being a dance-y electronic outfit (“Making Deals”) and an all out rock band (“Hang Ten”). This is not an inherently bad problem but it does make lazy journalistic classifications much more difficult. I’m not sure what to regard them as but I know it’s a collection of songs worth listening to.