Volcom Entertainment (yep, Volcom as in the skate brand sported by pretty much every upper-middle-class rapscallion in the country) is gearing up for another exciting summer of Vinyl Club releases! To kick it off, they’re releasing a split 7-inch, featuring some previously unheard cuts by two rowdy Californian crews: The Shrine and Zig Zags. The Shrine’s contribution, “Spit in My Life,” continues the surly streak that we first saw on last summer’s Primitive Blast. Over a bluesy groove that sounds cherry-picked from a dusty crate of Deep Purple B-sides, sawtoothed guitars churn and lead singer Josh Landau yowls some ornery oaths: “Spit in my life/ Stab me in the back/ One of these days, I’m gonna make you cry.” Accenting the anger further is the song’s opening, ripped from the Gospel according to the Q-Man:“We’re gonna lead ten thousand skateboarders through the street,” he warns, “and you get in our way, and we’ll be goose-steppin’.”
• The Shrine: http://theshrineband.com
• Tee Pee: http://teepeerecords.com
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