Buzz Off - The Gruesomes

Even the harmonica...

If you’re not in the mood... trust the Reverend who is NEVER wrong

With their exaggerated pompadours and trashy morbidity, the Gruesomes were to Canada what the Gravedigger V were to the California garage scene: subtly debauched teenagers drawn to an unhealthy obsession with a 60s grime aesthetic they would never renounce, even as the entire neogarage scene collapsed around them. Gruesomology is therefore first and foremost a tribute to their consistency but also provides a comprehensive snapshot of their historical period, from their participation in It Came from Canada to the 1989 Live in Hell! stuff that each of you should ensure you have and, most importantly, understand.

They were the technical zero.

Pure teenage exuberance drowned in a visceral love for the most vehement garage punk and the most ragged R'n'B.

They were the passion that became a living thing, and grabbed you by the throat.

25 pearls of wisdom, no bullshit.

Franco “Lys” Dimauro