NODZZZ- no it's not no-doze

As the Other Music newsletter notes, 10 songs in 16 minutes is what you have here- almost reminds me of the Ramones. But this San Fran crew will remind you of classic New Zealand indie rock that Flying Nun used to put out (think simple, drone rock with flat vocals) and the slacker-rock that Pavement once made. Nodzzz isn't the most catchy name but their songs do stick as if they remembered that the great garage songs of the 60's also had good tunes attached to them. It'll be interesting to see if they progress (or regress) but for now, they're the nice, messy fun that we all need sometimes.