TONIGHT! Naked Gods // Estrangers (Winston-Salem) // Espresso News, yeah you heard right.

ESTRANGERS make the kind of classic pop that hides in plain sight, the kind that lingers in the blown-out speakers of vintage thrift store amplifiers and makes you wonder why you stopped listening. Towering melodies, cavernous guitar reverb, lush analog synths and crashing bass & drums are bound together in their bright-eyed Rock and Roll stylings.

http://estrangers.com/

“In my dream, an ozone sky sucks the color from the seaside until it looks like a faded, hand-painted postcard. The beach is deserted, except for a distant gazebo where a clean-cut 1950s couple slow dances. And Estrangers provide the soundtrack. The lo-fi Winston-Salem sextet delivers dreamy/creepy fuzz-pop with yearning broken-hearted vocals. Boasting a gauzy sound that recalls the third, eponymous Velvet Underground LP, Estrangers evoke the pristine chamber pop of The Zombies and the wistful melodies of ‘50s crooner Ricky Nelson. Dual guitars add Jesus and Mary Chain bursts of over-modulated squall, augmented by a pair of jaunty-but-eerie Carnival of Souls keyboards and driving Dave Clark Five drums. It’s fun but slightly queasy, like stumbling upon a sock-hop hosted by David Lynch, complete with free nitrous oxide for all.” – Pat Moran, Creative Loafing Charlotte

NAKED GODS are a “hapless burly-pop prog-punk” quintet based out of the mountains of wes- alright, you’ve heard the spiel before, right? But if you haven’t seen this band live then crawl on out from under that rock and see what the bump in the night is all about. These guys make nervous energy cool, they’re raucous and in many ways larger than life. The ‘Gods are working on their third full-length album and will no doubt have some great new anthems to unveil.

www.nakedgods.com

:: $5
:::: 9:30 pm
:::::: All Ages!
:::::::: Drink specials for 21+