Their dark sound is supposed to flirt with the scary side of punk rock, with a mix of rockabilly pop and punk. With pounding drums, a reverb surfing guitar, a dark bass line and some lugubrious vocals, Peg Leg Love took the Origami vinyl mezzanine on Saturday night, to play their short and fast retro tunes that evoke The Cramps or Gun Club.
It’s obscure but not bleak, it’s tough but upbeat at the same time, energetic and windy, and it made me think about a music scene I haven’t known but only heard about. A pop sound that darkens its nature without taking itself too seriously.
Ilir Zeneli produces buried vocals while strumming his guitar like a maniac, Travis Moore seems to beat the hell out of his drums, and Susan Raygoza remains very serious on bass.
They have been playing for about a year or so around LA and they were releasing a new record at Origami Vinyl.
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