Gonna start posting demos and rehearsal tapes up on Soundcloud. Just to prove that we’re actually doing productive stuff, and not just lazing by the pool sipping cocktails from coconuts and snorting coke off the breasts of movie stars. http://soundcloud.com/damnthetorps Share
The new EP (titled ‘III’ – see what they did there? Clever, huh) incorporates both sides of the Torpedoes’ coin – the sweet harmonies alongside the screaming, the hand-holding pop songs with the face-kicking punk rockers. This time they headed to A Secret Location to record with Paul Maybury (ex-Rocket Science). In 2 days they… Read more
The second EP (‘II’) is where the aggression started to seep in. While still incorporating the melodies and pop hooks of the earlier recording (such as on ‘Taking Hold’ and the Ando-sung ‘Dry Land’), there’s a menacing undercurrent to ‘Love Is Dead’ and a street-panther strut to ‘Sleight Of Hand’ that leave no doubt that… Read more
Their first self-titled EP, recorded in a rehearsal studio and Wally’s loungeroom, was 3 tracks of pure energetic pop punk rock, with a driving pace, sweet harmonies, and a nod of the head to surf and early 70’s punk. Although all the songs are about girl trouble (someone give Wally a hug), there’s an overriding… Read more