Last year, I caught Ted Leo & The Pharmacists at the 9:30 Club in D.C., touring in support of their recently-released The Brutalist Bricks. It's always a treat to check out who Ted & Co. bring along as openers, and the second opener did not disappoint. Said band happened to be Obits, who, at the time, I did not realize was actually a band with quite an impressive pedigree (Drive Like Jehu's Rick Froberg, Edsel's Sohrab Habibion, etc.). I left that evening with a hot slab of wax entitled I Blame You, their debut LP.
Obits can simply be summed up with this: authentic, old school garage rock 'n' roll. What's more, Obits stir in elements of surf and punk to create something with attitude, melody, and flavor. It's the sound of great American music that was criminally overlooked, but religiously worshipped; the kind of stuff that's archived on '45s and never loses its vitality. Obits capture the magic of those bands that played with such conviction, every passing second was just as important as the next. The urgency makes it infectious, but the commitment to the music makes it memorable. And now there's reason to celebrate, because the band just released a new album a few weeks back entitled Moody, Standard, & Poor through Sub Pop. Check out two tracks from the album after the hop.
MP3: Obits - "You Gotta Lose"
MP3: Obits - "Shift Operator"
BUY: Pick up Moody, Standard, & Poor at Amazon, iTunes, or direct from Sub Pop.
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