They say that it’s almost impossible to recover from a bad first impression, but when three dudes choose a band name like Cretin Stompers (pictured) it is obvious that they are not interested in impressing anybody… Nonetheless, this is what you may call a bicoastal supergroup of sorts, featuring members of Wavves and Jay Reatard (from LA) and Brooklyn’s own BIG MUFF RADIO. Their debut record ‘Looking Forward To Being Attacked‘ is quirky enough to deserve the "cretin" denomination – together with the ‘fun’ one – with its bizarre arrangements, insane bursts of madness, recurrent super high pitch shifted vocals, and an overall approach that’s somewhat reminiscent of a crazier, lo-fi, garage pop version of early Flaming Lips or Mercury Rev. It sounds like the high pitch vocal trick comes from BIG MUFF RADIO’s ‘hat,’ since 100% of his latest record ‘The Immaculate Collection‘ features that effect. He will be performing at Baby’s Allright tomorrow (09.10) with WAVVES.
