Acid Dad – 2Ci [2018; Greenway Records]

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In this one-track single, Acid Dad plug out some high-polish garage rock with a twist of psychedelia, fuzzed vocals melding nicely with the bleariness of the guitar riffs and thumping drums.  Though it basically circles in place for the full run, there are some nice licks thrown in, and it serves its purpose as an album teaser with no real problems.

Bill Black’s Combo – Movin’ [1961; London Records]

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One of four albums released by Bill Black’s Combo in 1961, Movin’ features the band’s usual instrumental work (with some background yells in “Hey Bo Diddley”) over a dozen tracks, none of them breaking the three-minute mark.  Keeping things fast and active, all but two of the songs taken on by the sax, bass, drums, and piano line-up are covers, though the style and condensing changes makes some practically unrecognizable at first hearing.  The quick turn-over and fairly narrow span of tempos for most of the songs also leads to some of the music blurring together without high attention paid, but through it all, the band keeps up a fine style and strong performances.