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Atomic Mosquitos new CD "Release the Mosquitos!" is out! Here's
what The Lance Monthly had to say about it.
Looking to renowned combos like The Astronauts and The Ventures for
ideas, Atomic Mosquitos are gentlemen and scholars of purist
instrumental surf rock. Their new album, "Release The Mosquitos!,"
is dressed to the nines with striking execution fated to leave you
spinning and grinning with glee. Notes that twinkle with emotion,
topped by more hooks than you'll find clogging a clothes horse's
closet are all but a quick mention of the tantalizing tidbits you'll
experience on this dynamic disc.
Bending and curving with riffs that are deep and thick, "Dead Sea
Scroll" is one ravishing piece of musical mastery. Sprinkled with
the creepy sound of a theremin, "Planet from Outer Space" is
imaginative and inventive. An uncharacteristically chirpy cover of
Elvis Presley's "Are You Lonesome Tonight" pops with
playfulness, "Slaughter Beach" wiggles and swaggers with clever
kicks and creases, and "Dreamsicle" involves the head-bobbing throb
of bongos.
Spilling over with energy and enthusiasm, "Release the Mosquitos!"
is contagiously hummable. The band is edgy, but always in control of
its destiny. And the production is crisp and crackling. "Release the
Mosquitos!" is arguably one of the greatest surf rock albums ever
recorded, and you can bet that thirty years from now people will
still be talking about Atomic Mosquitos and their tasty instrumental
work.
Beverly Paterson
www.atomicmosquitos.com
