The Salad Boys are a splendiferous discovery from down under,second generation players of Kiwi pop, who have obviously learned much at the feet of the masters, what a blessing and a luxury to live in one of the most beautiful places in the world, remote, beautiful and wild New Zealand, (Christchurch and Dunedin in particular) plus, having a wealth of so much super-fine music buzzing around your head with a historic label like a Flying Nun.
The trio Joe Sampson, Ben Odering and James Sullivan have been playing for a few years under this name, a mondegreen of a misheard lyric in the Feelies song, “Fa Cé La,” ‘silent void.’ It was supposed to be temporary, but they never got around to changing it. But, rightfully enough, their music on this debut album, shares many qualities with The Feelies, as well as classic Kiwi bands The Bats and The Clean/David Kilgour and the Heavy 8’s, bands that they’ve played with, along with Parquet Courts and Sebadoh.
“No Taste Bomber,” is another contender for my Best Song of the Year designation.
The Fat Angel Sings 