You’re Going To Hell
Barred, 2020
8/10
Listen to You’re Going To Hell
The old school, Los Angeles punk outfit Electric Peace have a colorful history that includes prison, being shot, stealing gas from Kurt Cobain and being declared dead in the near future by Rick James. They were most active in the early ‘80s, but have resurfaced for these 4 diverse and exciting tunes.
The title track starts the quick listen with booming vocals from B.Kild, who also brings bouncy bass lines as Jay Ziskrout’s thundering drums and Greg Welsh’s jagged guitar lines equal a dramatic, groove filled version of punk, and “Dinah Might” follows with a swift delivery of quirky, New Wave influenced rock that also might make you want to go surfing.
The back half of the EP includes the soft and mysterious “Stranded In Love”, which you could actually dance to and might soundtrack an island adventure, and “Tell Me You Hate Me” recruits some classic rock nods into the punk spirited and very memorable finish.
A listen that somehow reminds us of The Damned, Danzig and The B-52s, Electric Peace flirt with both psychedelic and classic rock ideas, too. The trio have been active recently after many years of dormancy, and let’s hope they keep this pace going, cause their eclectic version of punk settles in quite well.
Travels well with: Professor And The Madman- Séance; Foxy- Can’t Stop Us