Altered Zones

Bare Wires turn in one of their cleanest, poppiest versions of their so called "soft punk" yet. A double shot of a single with two fun backbeat poppers that stick in your head like a couple of bright pink wads of bubblegum. The a-side's a slow burnin' rocker with some sugary sweet backups and a whole lot of from the hip guitar. You can check out the "school days"-themed video below. It matches the back lot smoker vibe of this one kinda perfectly. The b-side might as well be a double a-side, with its power-pop moves and thumping beat. "Ready To Go" and "Don't Ever Change" are best tracks I've heard from this Matthew Melton (Snake Flower 2) led project, so it gives me pretty high hopes that their upcoming record, Cheap Perfume, is gonna be a killer too. -- Andy French, Raven Sings the Blues

MP3: Bare Wires: "Ready To Go"

The Ready To Go single is available from Robot Elephant