TRANZMITORS
Sunday Morning/Jimmy’s at the Mod Shop 7” single
Meaty Beaty 2010
It’s Not Your Call/You Get Around 7” single
Dirtnap 2010
Two new Tranzmitors singles! One of the many things I love about Tranzmitors is how consistent they are with their packaging. But I guess it’s easy when you have an easily identifiable style and cool as beans logo. The Meaty Beaty release features sharp white vinyl. Throwing it on, I was totally unprepared for how wistful I was to hear the organ on “Sunday Morning” now that Jarrod’s left the band to focus on his Northern soul DJ nights as SlimRoy! Nostalgia aside, “Sunday Morning” is a fantastic song tracking Jeffie’s Sunday morning walk up The Drive. Might be their best song ever! I really dig Jeffie’s storytelling about shopping, he takes this very seriously! “Am I obsessive or is it just greed?” he asks before lamenting, “Somebody stop me I keep going on…” But without new suits, you won’t look so sharp, Jeff! “And on and on” go the inspired harmonies before flipping it over to the Undertones inspired “Jimmy’s At the Mod Shop” with a brilliant guitar on the chorus and those organ slides again! It’s a great skanking song (but you know, sophisticated skanking). “It’s Not Your Call” on the Dirtnap single (with neat Saul Bass like back cover art) is snappy as a suspender. The repetitive chorus kinda reminds me of The Clash’s “White Riot” in parts. Flipside has the fresh as a tic tac powermint “You Get Around”. Loved the infectious whistling on the break! Still the best mod punk you’re gonna hear this side of the Atlantic. (Janelle Hollyrock)
