RIP Charlie & The Moonhearts -- Long Live Moonhearts

West Coast Beach Beat group Charlie & The Moonhearts have now become simply Moonhearts, and they'll be releasing a great LP on indie label Tic Tac Totally come 9th August.

Anyone who dug on their Tally Ho endorsed single Real Hot Breakers will not be disappointed by the sounds to come. They come on like Sunset Strip era Love with both shoes firmly on, harmonies crash in and out as wild drum fills colour the quiet corners of songs such as I Said, whilst Eat My Shorts is, despite the dumb title, a pretty tight little DC Hardcore/Garage rock hybrid for all the fake Black Flag fans out there to dribble over...

Here's a stream of I Said for a taster...Just when you think you're done with Garage rock, Moonhearts come along and make you wonder why you'd ever need anything else...

I Said by Moonhearts

Currently Listening to...

Here's some stuff that's been rocking Tally Ho HQ at Tinnitus provoking volumes recently...

Trouble In Mind Records

More Record Store Day news...this time from Chicago based 7" label Trouble In Mind.

The label, not content with giving us great singles from Fresh & Only's and Ty Segall in 2009, will release a split 7" featuring (my personal tip for the top) Charlie & The Moonhearts as well as Ty Segall, CoCoComa and White Wires. Tracklisting is below:

1. Ty Segall - 2 + 2=

2. CoCoComa - Messenger

3. White Wires - That's The Way A Woman Is

4. Charlie & The Moonhearts - 7 & 7 is (yes a Love cover...i've heard it and its ace!)

Here's a vid of Charlie & The Moonhearts playing their ace single Real Hot Breakers at this years SXSW.