Official Researchers Of The NJ Devil: Vinyl LP

Label: perennial/K Records
Release Date: 31st July

Scuzzy fuzzy power pop, it's this shopkeeper's comfort blanket and when it's getting close to a Venn Diagram that touches on Big Star, Bob Mould, Teenage Fanclub, The Mats and good old fashioned 70s dad rock - then colour me obsessed.

Mopar Stars popped up in the summer of 2023 with their 4 song tape "Shoot the Moon" and it blew me away. Then I saw them live a few months later and was even more blown away. They're a band that seems so familiar but you can't quite pin point what it sounds like. It's a witches brew of power pop ballads, mid 90's slacker stoner rock, and bits and nods to beloved classics like Bob Mould (Husker Du/Sugar), Teenage Fanclub, Big Star and 70's stadium guitar god noodling.

TRACKLISTING 1.Wreck the Bike 2. Drinkallnite 3. NJ Darkness 4. Only Bar in Town 5. Suped Up Coupe 6. Everyone Wants What I Got 7. Tears Don’t Fall (from government eyes) 8. Smoking Room at the Feather Nest 9. Lifetime of Pain 10. Feast for the Smile 11. American Fast Thing