LISTEN: Role Play

WATCH: Faustine 

Following up on their acclaimed debut 7” “Faustine”, Los Angeles’ Raw Geronimo returns in the new year with their next offering for Neurotic Yell Records with two new jams that expand on the band’s unique angular take on post-punk, surf, garage-pop, and R&B.

Equally channeling the sweetness of Ronnie Spector along with the magnetic intensity of Siouxsie, Raw Geronimo is the brainchild of multi instrumentalist/singer Laena Geronimo. Forming the band in early 2011, the group has quickly built a reputation for their mesmerizing live tribal séance and high-energy performances making them an act to watch out for in 2012. The upcoming release is the first recorded as a full band showcasing a bigger sound. The new 7” finds the band expanding upon their previous output adding more baroque influences like late 70s glam with the twang of 50s rock and roll. The A-side “Role Play” takes a familiar templates of garage rock and pop-punk and turns it inside out with Geronimo’s dark, coo-ing storytelling creating something more alluring and fresh than a sum of it’s parts. The B-side “Shot On The Spot” offers a great surprise with its Gypsy/Western strut but still works seamlessly in to the band’s wildly eclectic, ever-expanding sound.

"If you remember the B-sides of '80s punk comps, where "art" bands like the Nuns, Los Microwaves and Suburban Lawns matched playful technique with a sense of humor and the sheer force of personality, then you'll recognize Raw Geronimo instantly: new wave in the best and weirdest way." - LA Weekly

"goth-y surf-pop with side orders of audacity and whimsy" - Buzzbands LA

"brimming with pop-punk charm" - Under The Radar

"perfect mixture of calculated oddity and wild abandon" – YVYNL

UPCOMING SHOWS

1.24 Los Angeles, CA Role Play 7" release party @ Club Los Globos

www.neuroticyellrecords.com