SCENICS, THE - IN THE SUMMER (1977-78) – New LP Athens une Power Pop up tempo

une Power Pop up tempo hyper enjouée et catchy…

This gateway into the wild ways created a wave of bands who were eager to sink their teeth into any morsel of '60s culture from the West

some in the home studio

Dark Tracks by Manuela Iwansson

The best of the bunch is a dub of Viv Goldman's "Private Armies

SCENICS, THE - IN THE SUMMER (1977-78) – New LP Athens une Power Pop up tempo"In the summer of 1976 Andy Meyers, fresh out of High School, and Ken Badger, working at the local music store, met and started The Scenics. Inspired by the new sounds, (and Iggy, VU, garage rock, Roxy, Syd Barrett), Ken & Andy began writing songs that defined their sound chancy, noisy big pop choruses and gear stripping guitar. Quirky lyrics. They played shows with Talking Heads, Simply Saucer, Viletones" The Scenics by Supreme Echo It's easy to hear