Ty Segall

[Black Rabbit]

Ty Segall anyone? Synchronicity brought my attention to him and I am loving his stuff.

Last week a friend mentioned his name on facebook and I didn't know who he was so just ignored it. Later that same day I was digging through the vinyl stacks at Cheap Thrills in Montreal and the clerk was playing a great record- heavy, thick, garagey and intense. So I asked him who it was and he said Ty Segall. What? Ok, I must buy that. Then my wife comes over to me and says "hey this is a great record, we should buy this." When the universe gives you a sign, you should listen to it. SOLD!

The record was his new one, Slaughterhouse by The Ty Segall Band. I read in an interview he was going for Stooges meets Sabbath evil space-rock. Well, he succeeded- that's a good description of what it sounds like. We also bought Hair, the record he made with White Fence. That one is great too, it's more glam than punk but still garage and lo-fi. Apparently this guy is super prolific; both these records came out this year.

Anyone else like this guy? What other Ty Segall records are good? I know he put out an EP of T. Rex covers for record store day a couple years ago, would love to hear that.

[Heidi]

You gotta get his record, 'Lemons'. "His short, sharp songs peal out of the garage without raising the doors, sending 1960s rock riffs crashing through splintered, smart-ass lo-fi buzz."- Pitchfork

[Black Rabbit]

Thanks Heidi! That is going straight to the top of my list.

[Heidi]

No prob. Lemme know how you like it.

[Elisha]

Lemons is awesome!  Definitely check out his Split LP with Black Time.  Also, he does two David Bowie covers with Mikal Cronin on the Castle Face Group Flex.

[Black Rabbit]

I am on a Ty Segall binge. Total obsession! Got Lemons and digging it but I'm really loving Singles 2007 - 2010. So fucking good!

[Elisha]

Uh oh...New Song:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLo67Fzm5fo.

[triggahiccups]

Said this on the forum BUT his best (in my opinion) are his S/t, Lemons, and Horn the Unicorn. 

[triggahiccups]

Also if you are looking for similar bands to check out, give these a listen: Cosmonauts, Bass Drum of Death/The Unwed Teenage Mothers, Useless Eaters, Pow Wows, Teenanger... just to name a few.

[Eazy Erok]

There's a cool set he did on WFMU at the Free Music Archive- http://freemusicarchive.org/search/?quicksearch=ty+segall

This site is an awesome-awesome resource for free garage rock. particularly the live sets recorded at WFMU. Plus, it's not stealing, everything is free!

[Heidi]

New song is rad...gonna go slap some gold leafing on my eyebrows now.