#990 The Dead Trains - First Thing Smokin'

Usual LocalMusicBoston Disclosure: Trains frontman Matt Axten's a friend, but his band's put together a nice mini album (listen / buy here!), showing off their signature slide-guitar driven, garagey blues-(post?)-punk sound. Beats chug, riffs whip elliptical, and the verses surge through the turns with filthy grace, jumping the tracks and landing with sparks. Exciting stuff, looking forward to a proper debut 3.5/5