Band: Harlem
Release: 4/2010
Label: Matador

1. “Someday Soon” – A+
2. “Friendly Ghost” – A+
3. “Spray Paint” – A
4. “Number One” – A+
5. “Be Your Baby” – A
6. “Gay Human Bones” – A+
7. “Torture Me” – A
8. “Cloud Pleaser” – A
9. “Faces” – A
10. “Tila And I” – A
11. “Three Legged Dog” – A-
12. “Prairie My Heart” – A-
13. “Scare You” – A
14. “Stripper Sunset” – A-
15. “Pissed” – A-
16. “Poolside” – A

Grade: I don’t know if I’m in an extra special good mood because of the fine weather I see from staring out the window or what. This record is really really awesome. Like “Friendly Ghost” is one of those great garage tracks that gets you happy as fuck. Then you got stuff like “Be Your Baby” which is the surf-punk answer to the classic 1960s track “Be My Baby” by The Ronnettes. This is definitely one of the top-bottom best crafted albums I’ve heard not only in 2010 so far, but this decade. The flow is freaking incredible until “Prairie My Heart.” Comparisons you ask? Nobunny covered in (King Khan and) BBQ sauce somewhere in Texas. If Chris DeC looking for an early favorite recording of 2010 this will be it. I know the kid. He got all warm and fuzzy with Album and this is a similar trick pony (same record label and all) except much better! You’d think these guys have been cranking LPs for years.

Grade: A (94)