A couple days ago, I posted about the new release from The Creeping Ivies. That same day, an introductory message came from Witching Waves. The band introduced itself as “great, noisy indie punk.” Oh, and it’s a duo. And if you have read this blog at all, you know that a noisy indie punk duo is going to catch my attention more often than not.

And sure enough, I was hooked immediately on hearing the primitive rhythm at the beginning of “Concrete.” Add a fuzzy guitar part and really cool harmony vocals, and let’s just say that resistance on my part was futile.

This band really brings to mind 80s bands like Killing Joke. This has the same sort of dark mood although Witching Waves leans a lot more toward garage punk than Killing Joke. This band is noisy, fuzzy, loud, and primitive. I ask you: what’s not to like?

Oh, and for all you other bands out there…we are always accepting submissions. I’ll never know if I like your music if you don’t give me the chance to hear it. Take a lesson from Witching Waves, who reached out to me and ended up as our pick of the week.