Short-lived Bay Area garage thrashers
the Traditional Fools
existed briefly in the late 2000s, making just one album and serving as a prequel to the sound of one of their main members,
Ty Segall
.
Segall
found international success with his solo work, but
' self-titled album sold out quickly in its first edition. In 2013,
In the Red Records
re-pressed the album of summery, lighthearted surf-tinged garage rock, including covers of
Redd Kross
and
Thee Headcoats
, bands that were influential to the S.F. gnarlers' sound.