Bleached: Welcome The Worms [Album Review]

Bleached
Welcome The Worms
Dead Oceans [2016]

Fire Drill Album Review: LA’s Bleached have successfully progressed their 60’s retro girl group vibe found on their debut into a higher gear power rock that is full of hooks, California sun and spews attitude. They are a band that has glimmers of The Slits and The Runaways while vocally soaring like Best Coast. I don’t think Welcome The Worms is significantly better than their debut but it is definitely catchier. This is a record to enjoy summer with and if you like (fill in your favorite all female rock band here), I think you will instantly connect with this record that has serious replay value. It will be interesting where Bleached go from here!

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– Reviewed by Christopher Anthony

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Christopher Anthony

A lifelong fan of new music—spent the '90s working in a record store and producing alternative video shows. In the 2000s, that passion shifted online with blogging, diving headfirst into the indie scene and always on the lookout for the next great release. Still here, still listening, and still sharing the best of what’s new.

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