Leave Everywhere/ First Date

Wow! I love both of these tracks, especially the A side, which I like so much I must have it in the jukebox immediately. This Columbia, SC, artist, a/k/a Chaz Bundick, has been writing and recording songs since the beginning of the decade, and finally released his first album earlier in the year. These tracks are from the latest single, not yet available on album. As noted on the picture sleeve, they were actually written, produced, and recorded back in 2006.\r\n

Bundick plays a mean guitar with a sound reminiscent of mid-1960s garage rock, or even earlier, of Ritchie Valens or Duane Eddy. The production surrounding the guitar is an atmospheric, wall-of-sound with faint glockenspiel percussion that would do Phil Spector or Brian Wilson proud. And I'm always impressed by an artist who can write and record a rock song that clocks in under 3 minutes ? like they used to be able to do! Note that the single has a small drill-hole.