Before they became Kobanes, these Chicago Ramones-inspired poppy punkers formed this instro-surf band with a creepy, satanic theme and actually came up with twelve great, spooky instrumental surf tunes that transcend the schlock. Recorded in the Mecca of pop-punk, Sonic Iguana, by the Pope of pop-punk, Mass Giorgini ten years ago, then they broke up and none of us even knew about it until now. It's a very unlikely scenario, but hey, the devil works in mysterious ways. John Nunnally
Easily, 2021's Most Accurate Album Title. 'Lonesome..' is a bold step in VKs' current arc: crossing from post-rock into more rural territory, and expanding the dimensions wherever their muses have warranted a cinematic adjective. Matt DeMello (himself)
A reverb-soaked tribute to instrumental surf group the Astronauts from Lorenzo “Surfer Joe” Valdambrini and Berlin band the Kilaueas. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 29, 2019
Although I normally like to play music in mixes of 3-5 artists at a time, the "long track" on this album actually works better than all the songs played separately and mixed with other music. Some great psychedelic and surf guitar work on here. If you like this, try Golden Dawn Arkestra and Ouzo Bazooka. xpatofthemind