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These dudes from the Jersey shore have described their sound as “like Bruce Springsteen singing for a Cure cover band, with a tinge more aggression.” That’s appropriate, since many of the tracks on The ’59 Sound pulse with the kind of “baby, we’ve gotta get out of this place” urgency that Bruce used to have back when Gerald Ford was in the White House. My contribution to BitchBuzz today is actually about the Glastonbury Festival and suggesting five bands to check out while you’re waiting for Lady GaGa to choose what pantsless ensemble she’ll wear on Friday. BUT just because most of us won’t be at Worthy Farm this weekend, that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t give this group of tunes a spin. As for the lineup this weekend in south England, it’s a mixed bag of new hype (Little Boots, The Virgins), big indie names1 (Regina Spector, Lily Allen, Fleet Foxes), classic rockers (Neil Young, his former mates Crosby Stills & Nash, Ray Davies) and, of course, Tom Jones. What’s new, Pussycat? Nothing much since 1965. Just like at Bonnaroo, Springsteen is headlining a Saturday night gig and since the latest repackaging of his greatest hits is sitting at #3 on the UK charts, he should have an enthusiastic audience…at least until he says the four worst words an old favorite can say: “Here’s a new song”. When he inevitably dons a black cowboy hat (really) and breaks into the shlocktastic dirge “Outlaw Pete”, he will have successfully alienated festival audiences on two continents. Also making an appearance are ska-poppers Madness whose The Liberty of Norton Folgate2—their first original release in a decade—has been well-received by fans and critics alike. That doesn’t mean that their set won’t be punctuated by a handful of drunk guys yelling “OUR HOUSE” for a solid hour. Festivals like this often cause some serious ‘What the Fuck?’ moments from writers like me who sit on the other shore of the Atlantic and wonder why old school rockers Status Quo have a prime slot on the Pyramid Stage. While these dudes haven’t cracked the US charts since 1968 (!!!) with “Pictures of Matchstick Men”, they’ve had OVER SIXTY HIT SINGLES in the U.K., more than any other band. More than the Beatles. More than the Stones. More than Elvis. Even more than Robbie Effing Williams. I may have just scratched a hole through my skull wondering how things like that happen. Anyway. Check out some new stuff—and enough YouTubery to kill half an hour—at BitchBuzz. 1 Yeah. It’s an oxymoron. 2 Due out in the U.S. on August 18.
