Crocodiles have released a new free download EP, consisting of entirely unheard instrumentals.
Crocodiles are part of a new wave of noise pop duos. In the lineage of No Age, Best Coast and the original line up of Wavves the pairing have matched sighing vocals to guitars shrieking for their life.
Signed to Fat Possum, Wavves have gained critical acclaim for their second album ‘Sleep Forever’. Never quite settling into one place, it is a brooding, foreboding exploration of the divide between harmony and outright noise.
Live, the band are something special mixing bleedings lights with chaotic sound. Touring across North America recently Crocodiles found time to record a fresh EP of instrumental material.
Why no vocals? Well, it seems that while getting acquainted with a homeless person the duo came down with a mysterious illness. Or, as the press release puts it: “The band claims they contracted strep throat by sharing a pipe with a hobo in San Diego’s Presidio Park.”
Classy!
Crocodiles are no strangers to quickly jotting down new ideas, with a recent single containing a version of the Dee-Lite classic ‘Groove Is In The Heart’ mixed with The Beach Boys ‘California Girls’.
New album ‘Sleep Forever’ is set to be released on September 13th, but before then you can download the new EP. ‘Fires Of Comparison’ is an experimental, electronic set containing some loud fuzzy guitars.
Grab it HERE.
Meanwhile, Crocodiles have recovered sufficiently to head out on tour once again. The duo are set to play a series of North American dates, taking them from New York across the South and finishing in Austin, Texas.
