It’s hard to dislike songs like this. In fact, it is almost superfluous to pass opinion on such songs as they are what they are. The Creeping Ivies – Duncan Destruction and the delightfully named Becca Bomb – rattle out three unpretentious cupcakes of garage rock.
All the prerequisites for keeping it real are there, You’ve got the Marky Ramone hitting a plastic dustbin drum sound, the scuzzy guitars on maximum fuzz and minimal power chords topped off with a singer going at like she was down to her last cigarette. “Buggin’ Around” doesn’t mess around and soon induces a smile with its deadly Ramones go to the beach vibe. Becca Bomb then growls her way “Head To Tail” like a woman on a mission of self-assertive nihilism and “Rock N Roll Party” is simply pure frenetic American style punk.
It might be smart and it might not be subtle but this EP from The Creeping Ivies provides a timely reminder that music can indeed be fun. Gabba Gabba Hey!