I’ve been on a bit of a neo-garage kick recently (possibly due to Rob’s influence), so it was a treat to find the lead single from Oakland proto-punk revivalists The Splinters in my electronic mail yesterday. (The rule these days seems to be if there’s a band whose name is composed of a definite article and a plural noun, its probably going to make me happy. See: The Warlocks, The Ettes, The Barettas and so on.) “Splintered Bridges” clocks in at less than two minutes, each second of which is packed with a hooky, aggressive sneer. We’ll be on the lookout for more material from the all-lady quartet and will keep you in the loop as it appears. In the meantime, you can snag the “Splintered Bridges” single here. They only pressed 300, so look sharp. (As a sidenote, we used the picture above cause the cameraman pictured is uncomfortably/creepily close. Was the cameraperson who took the photo above looking to highlight that creepiness? Do they have some sort of photographer beef? We’re just saying.)
