Andy Place And The Coolheads

Andy Place And The Coolheads

Feels Like A Dream

Black Water

***With this follow up of the full length, In a Confusing Futuristic Bar, the COOLHEADS are back with three new delightful tunes of their brand of powerpop rock n roll. The A side “Feels Like A Dream” is right on par with the exquisite song writing we’ve come to expect from this six piece powerhouse. Catchy and soulful with Thin Lizzy-esque guitar leads and delicate melodies. Side B begins with a faster, shorter number laden with keyboards, channeling their straight up punk roots while maintaining pure catchy pop melody. Wrapping up this slab is the “Black Water Commercial”, a quick jingle for the label/record shop/venue/bar/vegan restaurant. As this is a Blackwater release, it is impossible to not be biased, but accompanied with the video for said song, they really encapsulate what Black Water has to offer in Portland, Oregon! This will definitely be the poppiest release on the label this year, so if you crave Cheap Trick, Dictators, Brian Eno, and the Stiff Records catalog mixed into your punk, this one's for you.

Andy Place And The Coolheads

In a Confusing Futuristic Bar

Black Water

***Debut LP from beloved mainstay PDX rockers, THE COOLHEADS! Synthy, poppy, new wavey rock n’ roll hits that conjure up many influences from Eno or Bowie to Ramones or a less quirky Devo. The whole album gives one a feeling of one hell of a Saturday night at a loud crowded rock n’ roll bar. It feels like taking the fourth shot of whisky on a very festive evening out with your best friends, as some alien DJ plays your favorite party tunes. So, yes, this is a very aptly named record. This is total pop, brilliantly written and magically produced/recorded. Clear vocals sang beautifully over some true head bobbin’, hooky as hell verses and chorus’, complete with wild guitar solos and great musicianship all round. The world could benefit from more bands sounding like this in 2022, though that is what makes ANDY PLACE and company so unique. If ever you find yourself passing by a bar populated by a Coolhead, you know that is the spot to be, and these ten songs reflect that.