This week The Community would like to highlight a boner-inducing band from the crust-filled state of Vermont — the soon-to-be legendary Blues and Lasers. These bastards emit a massive sound, calling to mind a Zeppelinish, Black Keys-ish, Derek and the Dominoes-ish ragged and dirty blues/rock style you’d think was blasting from the speakers of a 1972 Plymouth Duster. An immense articulation of a long since gone sound — their jam is a very much welcomed return to an era of of candid, pretenseless rock and mother fuckin’ roll.
Blues and Lasers consists of bastards from Grace Potter’s Nocturnals and Burlington’s Turkey Boullion Mafia, two of Vermont’s more notable musical outfits of the past five years or so. And while minor elements of their primary band’s sound naturally surface at times, Blues and Lasers apparent intentions are unique in the same manner as a soft-core Cinemax flick with full frontal nudity. You’re watching to see bush — or in this case of the Lasers, listening to hear pure, skinned-to-the-bone jams.
While three members of Blues and Lasers have been touring extensively with Grace Potter’s band, it’s The Community’s sincere hope that we’ll get to see more of the Lasers in the near future. Perhaps a short run around the Northeast is in order? Anyway, you can give these decent bastards a listen here, purchase their album here, and check out their tour dates here. Hope you enjoy our decent jam of the week.
Filed under: decent bastards, local, tunes
Saw these guys up in VT last week. They kill it for sure. Good Pick!
Ain’t got a boner yet … But I’ll testify to the soon to be legendary bit! Great Pick!