The raw energy of The Ar-Kaics has never been in question even with their small but mighty discography, comprised of two LPs (S/T 2014 Windian; In This Time 2018 Wick), and a fistful of highly collectible singles. For those of you that missed out on grabbing physical copies of those out of print gems, you’re in luck! ‘Ar-Kives: Volume 1‘ collects these and more all remastered.
Experts at primitive-sounding teenbeat 60s punk, The Ar-Kaics employ simple hooks buried in an avalanche of distortion and fuzz. It all sounds like it was snagged from an old crate of forgotten records. These are some Nuggets-esque garage rave-ups, and there are enough riff-worms here for any delinquent youth to learn how to play guitar.
Out in NA via DIG! Records and Europe on Bachelor Records.
