Eww Yaboo - Yeah, What? 7”

Got this single awhile back from Summerstep Records, who also had a hand in putting out that Kid Icarus record that appeared on these pages not all that long ago. With that said, it kind of gave me an idea as to what could be expected from this little 2 tracker (4 if you count bonus digital downloads), in that it’s probably going to be some sort of jangly indie-rock type of deal. Sure enough, Eww Yaboo grind out what is some solid enough rock here at times that actually amps it up a bit on a couple of these tunes sort of teetering into some garage inspired recklessness, which is appreciated.  It would be nice though to hear them step a bit further outside the box, however.  They seemed to choose the two actual tracks for this single wisely, as both are easily the best of the bunch.  The a-side of “Make it Fast” is a cut that’s sort of true to it’s a name, but manages squeeze in some plucky guitar work alongside some intermittent raises of decibel levels.  On the flip there is “So Many of the Kids”, which boils it down to a simpler grungy type of crunch and throws in a somewhat soulful sounding chorus to decent results.  The two bonus cuts, well, sound more or less like bonus cuts typically do for the most part.   I feel like staying away from the slower tempo tropic influenced sound that they feature on “Don’t Change Yr. Mind” would be a wise move. I imagine there are people who will dig that, but it kind of throws a wrench in a set of songs that generally keep things loud, uptempo, and moderately catchy.  Kind of like that Fat History Month single I wrote about not too long ago, this one splits it 50/50.  Not too shabby.

Eww Yaboo – So Many of the Kids (stream)

Anyone looking to grab this can do so over at Summerstep Records. I think it’s also available digitally as well through Bandcamp.