Twin Peaks Wild Onion

Twin Peaks sound like a cross between a band and a youth gang on their debut album, Wild Onion. The quartet of 19-year-olds plays with all the abandon and energy of a bunch of kids on the last day of school; half the songs sound like they were written and recorded as the bandmembers charged down the steps after the last bell. Vocals are enthusiastically ragged and rowdy, drums are bashed as much as played, the guitars meld together wildly like streams of water in a super-soaker fight. Taking inspiration from rockers like Jay Reatard and Ty Segall, as well as old-timers like the Strokes, the band whips up a frenzied and infectious sound, full of vigor and fun, that's impossible to ignore. Some of the tracks even have swagger ("Telephone") and punch ("Strawberry Smoothie") enough to be hit singles. Not that they will, but that doesn't stop Twin Peaks from strutting it like they were already stars. A full album of songs that bounce and play like a basket full of drunk puppies might be a b