8th April 2011

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The 5.6.7.8’s - A new single, and a live album

Hey, Third Man’s put out a new 5.6.7.8’s single, and it fuckin’ rips. “SHO-JO-JI (The Hungry Raccoon)” makes good use of the Bo Diddley beat and a gong (like a lot of 5.6.7.8’s songs do) but the thing that really kills me is the vocal intro to the verse. The girls sing in a more traditional Japanese manner, and it really works for me. The B-side, “CHARUMERA SOBAYA (The Soba Song)” is straight-country music, with some crunchy slide-guitar sprinkled on top. Both tracks are great, and I’m just so happy to hear some new 5.6.7.8’s tracks.

Also, a few months back, they also put out a live record, recorded at Jack White’s house. I got a copy of that too, and if you’ve not heard it, you should. It’s great. Tons of amazing Engrish, some ever-so-slightly out-of-tune guitar, and, of course, rock’n’fuckin’roll. Their performance of “Bomb the Twist” annihilates my soul. (That’s good.)

Go pick ‘em up, y’asshole. And let’s get a 5.6.7.8’s show in New York, already! What’s the hold-up?

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