Western Massachusetts has been all the rage lately when it comes to fuzzed-out guitar-rock bands, and it’s no surprise that scenes elsewhere are starting to take notice. We can’t help but link up the two distant ends of Massachusetts when listening to Boston quartet Elephants’ excellent new cassette release, Strange Waves, which gets the release party treatment tonight at Charlie’s Kitchen in Cambridge and warms our cold winter hearts in all the right alt-rock places.
Standout jam “The Turtles Were Right” has found its way on our daily This Is 617 playlists on Vanya Radio, combining the best elements of Western Mass.’s Dinosaur Jr and Potty Mouth without losing its own identity. It’s one of a handful of solid, well-crafted tunes on Strange Waves, and you can listen to that one — and the entire thing — via the Elephants Bandcamp below.
We’re pretty certain big things are headed this band’s way in 2015.
These are some catchy-ass tunes.
