November 30 saw garage pop trio Dude York release their third album in as many months. Dewark follows on the heels of the four-track-deep Satanic vs., and delivers much of the same raw, pulsating energy offered by its predecessor. Grounded by the propulsive opening track “Fuck City”, the album’s six songs bring to mind surf rockers without a sunny beach, instead confined to an echoing garage. Crunchy guitars and elastic, thrumming bass lines recall fellow west coast denizen Ty Segall’s lo-fi surf-twang. Dewark’s penultimate track, “Comics” is a pop-rock hymn, with fuzzy, organ-like guitars leading into the finale, “Comix”, an ode to the paperback bible of the American youth. Still, Dude York denies any nostalgic sentiment: “we’re through with 2011, see you in the future.” The upbeat noisemakers are set to close out the year at the Funhouse on Dec. 30.
-Kate Shepherd