A few weeks back we were extolling the wonders of Wavepool Abortion, where the following press lead told of Moscow's latest teenage buzz band:
“Wavepool Abortion has been making waves in their native city since their live debut last winter. As the leaders of a growing scene of like-minded teenagers, calling themselves “Искусство боли” (The Art of Pain), Wavepool Abortion are the most exciting thing from Russia since the space race. Just out of high school, their first album of visceral dirt-pop will kick your ass to the gulags.”
It turns out that this proto-pop-punk band comprised of Matvei Solovyov and Pyotr Reznikov are not from Moscow at all but are a side scuzz-fest from NYC's Darlings. While we certainly can take a joke and have a laugh at our own duped expense; those pranksters are lucky we are such big fans of their strange, yet melodic whirlpool-spiral fuzz riffs that we decided to debut “Splish Splash” here from their upcoming album. The sound hinges on the shambles that pours heaps of distortion over pleasant and upbeat melodies and vocal deadpans.
Wavepool Abortion, “Splish Splash”
Wavepool Abortion will release their self-titled debut album on limited-edition cassette and unlimited digital copies this week courtesy of DC's DZ Tapes (operated by the dudes from Dayvan Zombear). Fourteen songs deep will equal a half-hour well spent.
