Gypsy - 4 Songs CD/R (Dirt Cult Records, 2010)

Low fidelity 16th-note pop punk. If that sounds like anything that is up your alley then you should download this immediately. Gypsy is a band/project that consists of Chris Mason (from Shang-a-Lang - Las Cruces, NM), Joe Ayoub (from Marked Men - Denton, TX), and Ryan Maddox (from Hidden Spots - Chattanooga, TN). This band only exists when these three dudes are together for extended amounts of time in Las Cruces - or maybe it only existed for the short amount of time that these dudes were together in Las Cruces? - who knows...


At any rate, this specific style of music probably requires a bit of an acquired taste, but if you are familiar with any of the other bands mentioned already then this should be everything you expect.  The vocal melodies and the decision making of the drummer is definitely the thing that sets this band apart from the others - despite the fact that these are just generally well written songs. I, for one, can't take these four songs off of repeat.


I'm not scared of death / I'm scared of you