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Monday, September 12, 2011

Album Wassup Rockers: Jacuzzi Boys

Posted by on Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 11:18 AM

Jacuzzi Boys, Glazin', Hardly Art

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  • Hardly Art


Contrary to their name, this Miami trio (guitarist/vocalist Gabriel Alcala, drummer Diego Monasterios, and bassist Danny Gonzalez) don't come across as hedonistic layabouts who spend their days sipping Mojitos and soaking in the Jacuzzi.

Instead, their second album plays more like Ty Segall fronting Davila 666. While they're neither as off-kilter as Segall nor as fast-paced as Davila, their crunchy power-pop is a pleasure (unlike the Puerto Rican sextet, they also sing in English).



I'd imagine they've absorbed a few Ramones and Undertones records in their time, since most songs revolve around sugar and girls (lyrics reference "donuts," "juice," etc.). It's all very sweet, but there's just enough grit here to prevent sugar shock. If I didn't know any better, I'd peg them for an In the Red act (I love La Sera, but haven't been able to connect with most HA releases to date).

If you've seen Larry Clarke's Latino skateboard opus Wassup Rockers: this is the audio equivalent (fittingly, Glazin' even includes a song about Los Angeles).



Jacuzzi Boys play the Funhouse on 10/7 (9:30pm, 21+). Glazin' is out now.

 

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Grant Brissey 1
I freaking love Wassup Rockers.
Posted by Grant Brissey http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Author.html?oid=23414 on September 12, 2011 at 11:19 AM
Kathy Fennessy 2
Same here. That trailer makes it look like a melodrama, which it really isn't.
Posted by Kathy Fennessy http://kathleencfennessy.blogspot.com/ on September 12, 2011 at 1:38 PM
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Glazin' is grrrreat.

I do, though, wish there were more songs about bugs, things smelling like death, fruits, stone throwing, and burning things.

I like these all things more than sugar. Or love. Or girls.
Posted by Kelly O on September 12, 2011 at 3:01 PM
4
Dammit! I like *ALL THESE* things...
Posted by Kelly O on September 12, 2011 at 3:02 PM
Jason Josephes 5
Great band. I haven't gotten into the new album so much but their "I Fought A Crocodile" single is my most played song according to iTunes. And the mp3 is still up over at Motel de Moka!

http://www.moteldemoka.com/2009/05/18/tr…
Posted by Jason Josephes http://www.myspace.com/bluemoonseattle on September 12, 2011 at 3:07 PM
Kathy Fennessy 6
@5 Thanks for the tip. That song is great.
Posted by Kathy Fennessy http://kathleencfennessy.blogspot.com/ on September 12, 2011 at 3:55 PM
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Coral Girls is a great single too!
http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/samples/m…
Posted by Kelly O on September 13, 2011 at 12:46 PM
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Cool band but more glam-ish then anything else and their material is exceptionally well suited for the 7" format more so then a full album though thankfully both their albums are just brief enough where you don't notice too severely. Don't really hear the Davila or Segall characteristics at all though.
Posted by I'm right, you're wrong! on October 29, 2011 at 6:16 PM

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