AM, Francophiles & Skinny Ties

This is some garage rock shit from NY, not to be confused with the Fucking AM, or AM 60 (also from New York). I had no idea what this band was about before pushing “play,” but my reaction about 20 seconds into it was to hit “stop.” Being a fan of many bands/albums that took numerous listens before I warmed up to them, though, I took it as my duty to give this a few more tries. Alas, it’s straight-forward garage-rock, and it blows. Hasn’t the hype on these bands died down yet? If you like the Mooney Suzuki, you’ll dig this. (The Mooney Suzuki, mind you, is now featured on Madden 2005.)