Category: Theee Retail Simps

While the future is uncertain, the present is most decidedly not. In Strike Gold, Strike Back, Strike Out Thine Retail Simps have made one of the weirdest, most discontinuous, jokiest rock and roll records of the year—and one of the best.

Montreal’s Retail Simps know their rock ‘n’ roll history and how to mess with tradition. On their second album, the quintet led by Celluloid Lunch label boss Joe Chamandy keeps the party raging with deep fried nuggets of garage-punk funk. Whether they’re revving up into frenzied guitar freakouts or coasting through slower paced strummers, Chamandy blows out his vocal chords at every step.