Dirty Water Records Presents: Archie and the Bunkers

Dirty Water Records Presents: Archie and the Bunkers

LONDON and CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --



You wouldn't expect that a band with a combined age of just 30 years to prefer garage
rock over the types of music favoured by most of their peers. But with a sound that draws
heavily from diverse musical influences ranging from jazz organ greats like Jimmy Smith,
and Richard 'Groove' Holmes, to punk icons Dead Boys (they opened for original member
Cheetah Chrome earlier this year), The Stooges, The Screamers, The Damned, and more, these
home-schooled siblings have obviously been receiving an education that is far less limited
than that of kids who attend the local high school.



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Archie and the Bunkers [http://www.dirtywaterrecords.co.uk/archie ] is Emmett on
(drums/vocals) and Cullen (organ/vocals), from Cleveland, Ohio. They began recording music
in their basement, and then going out into the wider world in 2013 with their two
self-produced EPs and playing live shows in which they reportedly attack their songs with
a frenetic energy that whips the audience into a frenzy.



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The unique growl of fourteen-year-old Cullen's whirring, overdriven organ and the
driving beat of Emmett's four-piece drum kit leave gig-goers in shock at the sonic assault
levied by a group made up of just two boys. As a local reviewer wrote, the boys 'sometimes
draw initial attention from a crowd because of their tender years. But their ages belie
the talent and powerhouse show they put on every time they hit a stage.'



Having played a number of high profile gigs in recent months, including support to The
Sonics at the Beachland Ballroom in their home town this summer, these kids are scorching
hot and ready to break out, not just out of Cleveland, but internationally.



'The novelty of their ages drops away the minute they begin to play,' says Matt Fields,
manager at the Beachland. 'These guys are frickin' stars, man. They are total pros. The
first time I saw them my jaw hit the floor. Every time they play, within two songs
everybody at the bar has left their seats to go stand in front of the stage to watch and
listen to them. I haven't felt this strongly about a new band in a long time. They have no
pretention, no inhibition. They are just having so much fun with the music. They are
mind-blowing players. And such nice kids.'



Sixteen-year-old Emmett describes their sound as, 'rock'n'roll that's been peeled back
to its raw foundation'. But the moniker that seems to be sticking, and the music genre
that will be talked about everywhere this coming autumn, is 'Hi-Fi Organ Punk'.



The twelve songs on their debut album, out on Dirty Water Records
[http://www.dirtywaterrecords.co.uk ] on 26 October, were recorded at the famed Ghetto
Recorders in Detroit, with near legendary producer/engineer Jim Diamond capturing that
unique Archie sound.



About Dirty Water Records 



The Dirty Water Club started in October 1996 in the Tufnell Park neighbourhood of
north London, at a venue called The Boston. The club's name is derived from The Standells'
1966 hit 'Dirty Water' which glorifies the US city of Boston, Massachusetts.



Past performers have included The White Stripes
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7iEWVXwLSA ] (voted by Q Magazine as one of the top 10
gigs of all time, Mojo one of the top 30 and Kerrang one of the top 100!), The Gories,
NOBUNNY, Kid Congo Powers (from the Cramps), The Fleshtones, Billy Childish, Radio Birdman,
The Dirtbombs, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, The 5.6.7.8's, The Horrors and The Brian
Jonestown Massacre to name just a few. The club has also seen some original '60s
performers, such as The Monks, ? and the Mysterians, Kim Fowley, Sky Saxon, GONN, Michael
Davis of the MC5 and more grace its stage.



Their in-house record label, Dirty Water Records, is one of the leading garage/beat/
(real) R&B labels in the world.




 
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