Bridging the gap between his work with noise punk duo
Pink & Brown
and the psychedelic explorations of
Thee Oh Sees
,
Coachwhips
found
John Dwyer
taking the elemental crash-and-bang sound of garage rock and putting it through the sonic wringer.
Hands on the Controls
, the first album from the Bay Area trio, is a (relatively) clear statement of purpose, filtering West Coast garage through the sensibilities of the Providence, Rhode Island scene
Dwyer
came from before relocating to San Francisco. The sound is one that takes an already fuzzed-out genre and pushes its pop leanings into the red, creating a sound that's equal parts infectious and abrasive. While
would only get better and better with albums like
Get Yer Body Next ta Mine
and
Bangers vs Fuckers
is a scorcher of a debut that highlights a garage revival auteur's quest to add cacophony to chaos. ~ Gregory Heaney