Like many bands in the recent garage explosion, The Ettes have a commanding live presence and attitude to spare. What makes them stand out from the pack is the stone-dumb, viciously heavy riffs that drive their songs—like the Gossip with the bass turned all the way up. This band owes as much to Blue Cheer as to the Oblivians and the Black Lips.
The Ettes were a natural fit for L.A. label Sympathy for the Record Industry; two Ettes albums were among the label’s final releases before it fizzled in 2007. Since then, they’ve become the flagship act for San Francisco’s Take Root Records.
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