Editors' Picks: Th' Losin Streaks / Lard

Adam: I tend to scan through the reviews section of AMP to see what Mitch Cardwell is writing about, as he and I seem to dig similar sounds. One of my favorite recent recommendations of his is Sacramento's Th' Losin Streaks, a garage punk band that features members of the Troublemakers and the Zodiac Killers. Since I'm already giving him credit for the find, I'll lift one of Mitch's comments directly:

Tim Foster's mid-fi garage know-how coupled with Matt K's unhinged black-and-blue drumming???? C'mon! That's a recipe for success if there ever was one. They haven't reinvented the wheel here, but it's rolling pretty fucking good."

Here's a couple of tracks from the band's 2004 Slovenly Recordings release Sounds Of Violence:
Th' Losin Streaks - If You Think
Th' Losin Streaks - Leaving Here

Scott: While record shopping today, I found a copy of Lard's Pure Chewing Satisfaction on CD for only six bucks. Only owning it on vinyl, I had to get the compact version, and while playing it tonight, I remembered just how awesome this stuff is. Jello Biafra's vocals are just insane, and the industrial-punk beats created by Ministry are brutal. Check out these songs from the disc:
Lard - War Pimp Renaissance
Lard - I Wanna Be A Drug Sniffing Dog
Lard - Sidewinder
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