The Morlocks Play Chess (Records' classic songs)

LA garage rockers The Morlocks dip back into the time machine of gritty American blues, back to the Chicago Chess Records era with their new CD "The Morlocks Play Chess" out on popantipop records.

From the popantipop blurbsters:
"These Los Angeles garage-rock stalwarts pay their respects with appropriate raucous abandon to one of the most crucial body of recordings in the American popular music canon. The original Chess releases by now-legendary Blues, R&B and Rock ‘n’ Roll artists like Howlin’ Wolf, Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry among others was the primary inspiration to a generation of young British musicians who’d constitute the “British Invasion,” i.e. the Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, Pretty Things and countless others. The Morlocks hope to bring new attention in the 21st century to this powerful and seminal body of work."

I think they do it good - heavy bass man, throaty ripping vocals, menacing guitars and shake down your momma drums - this is the blues your momma's momma warned her about!

Here all the tracks here:
The Morlocks Play Chess by popantipop

The Morlocks are playing around California this month, before heading to Europe for the rest of the year to play their gritty garage rock to the old world kids. See all the tour dates on their MySpace page. Rock!