Saturday, June 13, 2009
Pirate Love

New York legend Johnny Thunders raised the bar for how low you could go to find rock and roll inspiration. His licks sounded caked in dirt and shit, the grimiest, nastiest stuff six strings were capable of mustering. The Norwegian nightmares in Pirate Love know better than most – hell, they named their band after one of the beloved Dolls' songs. It's a fitting homage, though, considering Pirate Love's reputation as untamed 60s throwbacks and some of the wildest Scandinavians this side of Turbonegro. Not a distinction to be taken lightly.

They invented a genre to which they belong (more on that in a bit). But to those of us that don't speak Norwegian Rock Alien dialect, they're basically a mind-bending commingling of 60's garage, rockabilly and psychadelic-flavored awesomeness. Forging their sound since forming in Oslo in 2003, the band waited four years before unveiling their first record, a 7-inch vinyl featuring MTV Europe mainstay "Laughing Gas."

Listen:

The Pirate Love - "Laughing Gas" (mp3)

06-18 Toronto, ON – NXNE The MuseBox showcase - El Mocambo at 9pm
06-20 Toronto, ON – Neutral at 2am
06-21 New York, NY – Fontana's at 11pm
06-23 Brooklyn, NY – Glasslands 11pm
06-25 New York, NY – Piano's 9pm

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