I had never heard of the 'King of Garage Rock' prior to picking up a copy of the 2004 album Red Planet very recently. Sky Saxon, now dead, was lead singer with the Seeds and enjoyed moderate success over the years but the years before his death in 2009 saw a renewed interest after being name-checked by the likes of the Strokes and the White Stripes. How best to describe the music? Garage Rock fused with a Captain Beefheart /Frank Zappa humour. For a West Coast artist, the Red Planet album does have a British feel to it. Tracks such as 'Coming Home' are reminiscent of the Kinks whereas others remind me of the Fall or the Stranglers. I'm definitely going to search out more of their back catalogue on the strength of this album.
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