Cool/Lame by Hayley and the Crushers
Hayley and the Crushers has already sent a chlorinated wave of electricity across the West Coast. Now, the San Luis Obispo, CA trio is ready to introduce the entire world to their wet and wild brand of "poolside glitter trash." Cool/Lame,"released on 9/28/18 on Eccentric Pop Records is proudly hip, square, and full of reverb-soaked spunk.
The band's 2016 full length "Jewel Case" has been applauded by Razorcake and Pork magazines for its "new oldies sound" reminiscent of the Go Gos, drive-in movies, and teenage hijinx.
The trio's syrupy garage-tinged pop has been descried as "like Bazooka Joe bubblegum stuck to the bottom of your combat boot," and front woman/guitarist Hayley Crusher is akin to Gidget with budget model Gretsch.
Call them a "demonic version of the Go Gos" or just plain fun, and you'd be equally accurate. With wild stage antics and warm soda pop pumping through their veins, Hayley and the Crushers is a kind of frantic fun that can only have come from California's Crusherverse.
Tracklist
| 1. | 10-39 | 1:47 |
| 2. | Small Lives | 2:28 |
| 3. | Bad Girls | 2:02 |
| 4. | Cool is the New Lame | 2:14 |
| 5. | Blue and Green | 2:19 |
| 6. | Polyester Sunday | 2:21 |
| 7. | Before the Blitz | 2:18 |
| 8. | Lobotomy | 2:02 |
| 9. | Parking Structure Girl | 2:40 |
| 10. | Threat Level Red | 1:52 |
| 11. | Neurotica | 3:04 |
Videos
Credits
Recorded by Bart Thurber, House of Faith Studios, Oakland, CA
Mastered by John Rogers
Guitar: Hayley Cain
Bass: Reid Cain
Drums: Gabriel Olivarria
Additional percussion: Chris Maneri
License
All rights reserved.
Bright blasts of sugary punk straight from the Crusherverse—Hayley and the Crushers are a turbo-charged, glitter-bombed tsunami of bold, bad girl power. Originally from San Luis Obispo, California, the band made the leap to Detroit in 2022. Led by guitarist Hayley Cain and bassist Dr. Cain Esq., they caught the eye of New Wave icon Josie Cotton, who signed them to Kitten Robot Records.