LA’s psychedelic occult punk rockers Death Valley Girls are back with their new single ‘Breakthrough’. It is to be the title track from their new EP due for release on the 12th June via Suicide Squeeze Records.
‘Breakthrough’ is about freeing oneself from an invisible prison. Inspired by Damien Echols of the West Memphis 3, they conjure the primordial magic of the Stooges and Black Sabbath via the smooth psyche of the Velvets. Despite the discourse, it’s impossible to escape the connotations of covid19’s grip on peoples mind-sets amid lockdown.
There is something beautifully simplistic to the guitar playing. Akin to Peter Green, everything has space to breathe and, flourish. The concise solos, perfectly encapsulate the short lived release of a daily exercise outside. Great for a brief period but, soon the familiar walls of home circulate both physically and, of any thoughts of escapism.
Yet again, Death Valley Girls prove they are major innovators.
*Image courtesy of Abby Banks