Dial into Blonde Otter’s New York-Bred Swagger with ‘Your Number’

Where else could Blonde Otter be but from New York? The luxe way their vintage garage rock panache reverberates through their latest single, Your Number, screams authenticity with such visceralism that the proverbial lungs making the proclamation could easily be torn. The triadic way style, substance and swagger alchemises into a track that allows you to imagine White Stripes breaking through without selling out ensures that when you’re dialling into Your Number and those choppy angular guitars and you are enveloped within the static of the augmented lo-fi-yet-licked-with polish production, you have little doubt that while Blonde Otter may thrive in the murk of the underground, they are deserving of the crown in the post-garage-rock pantheon. After rising up from Bronx house parties and quickly making a name for themselves in Mercury Lounge, Bowery Electric and the Gramercy Theatre, Blonde Otter’s signature sound drew in acclaim for its fusion of power pop, 80s new wave and unfiltered garage energy. Their self-titled debut album caught the ear of tastemakers, and now, after years of evolution, the group are more than ready for the next step. The new chapter sees the band reaching beyond personal tales to sketch out the broader aches […]

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