Akimbo has barreled their way through the United States and Europe over
the last decade with all the fervor of a demon army bent on conquest. Carving
a path of righteousness with a thunderous sound and a menacing presence,
Jon Weisnewski (bass / vocals) and Nat Damm (drums) have forged
a unique and devastating sonic battle axe. The pair was joined by Aaron
Walters (guitar) in 2006, and he has proven to be the defining diesel in this
engine of pure, flaming, voluminous rock.
Akimbo originally released the sinister and anthemic Jersey Shores on
Neurot Recordings in 2008. Inspired by accounts of brutal and savage shark
attacks that haunted the New Jersey coast for twelve bloody days in 1916, the
band allowed the dark subject matter to fester into the grain of their instruments
and recreated their sound anew. Steering away from the beer-fueled
“rock for rock’s sake” approach, the album explores a more mysterious and
brooding territory than other releases and represents a new chapter of the
Akimbo saga.
With six hammering, primal, evocative, haunting tracks that transport the
listener through 45 minutes of timeless fear, Jersey Shores is a new weapon
for Akimbo after ten years of aggressive battle through the hallowed pits of
the rock ’n’ roll underground. This 180-gram vinyl gatefold reissue also
marks the continued collaboration between the Seattle band and Alternative
Tentacles.
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