If you crave something a little saltier than surf bands La Luz or Bombón, North Carolina’s dearly departed Daddy Issues might be what you’re looking for: a modern girl gang of Shangri-Las in wetsuits rather than leather jackets, walking on the sand after staying out all night. This band’s sound is overall drier and janglier than La Luz’s wet atmospherics, but they share a talent for sultry guitar leads and floaty girl group harmonies, as on seductive come-hither tune “Wild Thing.” Bonus: On earlier EP Double Loser, the band sings about falling in love with a slimy sea creature that only comes out at night, bringing in some ’60s B-movie imagery to match their ’60s-inspired sound. The song is coquettishly entitled “Sex on the Beach.” “It’s difficult not to love this North Carolina based quartet’s surfy pop rock. Like Chastity Belt’s ‘Cool Slut‘, the track says, “Hey! Girls can have sex too!”. “This is simply a perfect, shining moment of girl group surf pop. There’s something here reminiscent of The Vaselines.
Released November 3, 2015
Lo Davy: Guitar & Vox
Lindsey Sprague: Lead Guitar & Backup Vox
Madeline Putney: Bass
Joshua Johnson: Drums
The Fat Angel Sings 