The Summer People easily toss off any cliches
you might expect from garage bands these days. Clayton's vocals are serious old school garage/punk with quick intonations
and one-offs. The groove is down, and it is down hard. Each tune comes at you with a very high energy, lo-fi sound. The way
garage rock should sound. Don't expect top hits here, these guys are not playing for the mainstream crowd. These guys
appear and seem to be too busy having a hell of a time whipping crowds up into hell-raising frantic energy. The Summer People
play with passion and energy and throw off the spoiled rich kid playing with loads of money garage rock that is seen today
in bands like The Strokes, The Vines, etc. These guys sound like the real thing - dirty, gritty, sometimes swampy but always
fun. The Summer People just aren't so simply defined. They add in elements of psychedelia, straight up boogie rock and
groove not seen in these later day garage bands (at least the ones played on the radio). The Summer People appear to be the
real thing, and judging by their picture, they also don't find the need to try to fit in with the garage style of really
wanky hair and mod clothes. Some really good swamp based tunes, lots of energy, and loads of fun. - think Hendrix, The Hellacopters
and the Box Tops. Cool shit!!
The Summer People appear courtesy of Garage D'or Records
THE SUMMER PEOPLE:
Clayton Klein - Vocals
Aaron Robertson - Guitar
Iron Bradley - Bass
Floyd Plaidskin - Drums
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