Badillac

by Together Pangea

Overview

After making a jump from the friendly confines of Burger Records to the newly revitalized Harvest Records (legendary home of much great British folk and prog), one might expect the scruffy lads in Together Pangea to have cleaned up their snotty, snarling garage punk and delivered something more refined on their debut for the label, Badillac. In fact they have done exactly that. The invigorating, decidedly lo-fi sound of their first album, Living Dummy, has been replaced by a beefy, manly power that takes loads of inspiration from the post-garage and beat era when groups like the Pretty Things started growing mustaches and muscles. Songs like "Make Myself True" and "Depress" still have some garage rock in their DNA, and their chord progressions, but the guitars are so loud and strong, the drums so thunderous, and the bass so rippingly tough that there's no doubt the bandmembers have moved on from their origins to something more grown-up. They also show an obvious affection for grunge-era chord sequences and many of the songs have the feel of classic Pixies ("Badillac") or Nirvana ("Sick Shit"), only with super weedy vocals and a less anthemic style. The group is at its best when harnessing these two influences and utilizing them in tandem with a catchy song. "River" and the rampaging "Alive" are the best examples of this, and the rest of Badillac has enough noise and thunder to make it worth a listen. ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	08/16/2024
Label:	Org Music
UPC:	0711574949410
Rank:	135548

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Together Pangea   Primary Artist
Cory Hanson   Guitar
Danny Bengston   Bass,Vocals,Harmonica
Erik Jimenez   Vocals,Percussion
William Keegan   Guitar,Vocals
Melody Yenn   Cello

Technical Credits

Zophie Felina   Photography
Randall Leddy   Illustrations
Ryan Del Vecchio   A&R
Together Pangea   Producer
Danny Bengston   Composer,Lyricist,Art Direction
Erik Jimenez   Composer,Lyricist
Cenzo Townshend   Mixing
Robert Vosgien   Mastering
Andrew Schubert   Engineer,Producer
Sean Julliard   Mixing Assistant
William Keegan   Composer,Lyricist
Brantly Gutierrez   Photography
Mary Rahmani   A&R
Penelope Gazin   Paintings