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CHOCOLATE WATCHBAND "This Is My Voice" (Dirty Water Records DWC1117LP)

Brand new limited edition LP pressed on 180gram RED & YELLOW SPLATTER VINYL + free download!
Iconic California psychedelic punk legends  The Chocolate Watchband are touring to celebrate the release of their new album, led by founding and current members, vocalist David Aguilar and guitarist Tim Abbott, plus Gary Andrijasevich on drums. Second generation fans guitarist Derek See and bassist Alec Palao (Grammy-nominated producer/ historian), bring their enthusiasm and love for the music to the table to help weave THE sound which both faithfully recreates the sonic energy and tone of the original recordings, as well as giving a rare edge to new material that is a logical progression to the band's legacy.
Documented as influencing legendary bands far and wide within the psych, garage, and punk scene for the past 50 years, their live performances sizzle with the same outrageous audacity of the late 60s scene they helped usher into the San Francisco Bay area ballroom scene. The group was also seen as featured bands in the 1967 cult films 'Riot on the Sunset Strip' and 'The Love-Ins', and their powerful stage presence continues to the present day in a timeless stage show which is oozing electric cool-aid energy.
While the bands' music was a cherished secret of record collectors for many years, the music is now available to be heard by everyone, which has ushered in a new fourth generation of fans around the world, who hear the Watchband sound as it has reverberated into the psyche of the class of 2018 psychedelic bands.
Their newest songs resonate with genuine political rebellion in our current times, which can be heard in the lyrics of the new song ‘Judgment Day'."I wrote 'Judgment Day' as the country was still in recovery," says Aguilar of the days following the 2008 market crash. "Families were living in their cars. It was a terrible time for the American dream. It resulted in the anger that put the current president into the White House. The Who were wrong, Americans can get fooled again!" Alongside the new originals are tasteful covers from The Seeds, Frank Zappa, Music Machine and Bob Dylan.
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Tracks:— Secret Rendezvous Judgement Day This Is My Voice Trouble Every Day Take A Ride Talk Talk Bed Bombay Pipeline Desolation Row Can't Seem To Make You Mine Til The Daylight Comes