Let's Wrestle

Add Date: March 23

Artist: Let's Wrestle

Album: In the Court of the Wrestling Let's

Label: Merge

Genre: Pop, Rock, Indie

Comments: From the label:

"In the Court of the Wrestling Let's, the debut album by England's Let's Wrestle, was recorded in a basement in Whitechapel, underneath the only ukulele shop in Europe, by three young bucks. ... Let's Wrestle met years ago and bonded over meat and records, and after a while, a band was formed. Let's Wrestle have influences as vast as Black Flag, Faust, and Edith Piaf but are ultimately trying to be as raw as possible. They aim to write songs that make your soul crumble as well as make you smile, sing along, and clap your hands. The songs for [the album] were written in bedrooms and arranged at soundchecks over a period of two years. Though originally intended as a punk record, it developed into more than that, with songs influenced by rock-and-roll ballands by Roy Orbison and Buddy Holy ('In Dreams,' 'My Schedule') and the pscychedelic rock of Barrett-era Pink Floyd ('In the Court of the Wrestling Let's).

Raw and interesting like Neutral Milk Hotel with even more of a Ramones feel. Creative and often humorous lyrics. Listen to "We Are the Men You'll Grow to Love Soon" or "I Won't Lie to You."