Navy Gangs is a DIY garage rock quartet made up of Brooklyn transplants with a bio that screams rock’n’roll. The three founding members are originally from Omaha where they dropped out of high school, and took up jobs at the local zoo to save enough money to move in, with guitarist Noah Kohll’s grandmother, to New York City. Keeping the tradition of the DIY ethos alive, the band turned her home into a studio to record their debut self-titled EP. Hopefully, a book will be written about this story one day, but for now we can enjoy their musical output, which is intriguing to say the least. Recently, they premiered lead single off the EP “Special Glands” (streaming below), which features undeniably smooth and winding riffs reminiscent of Dinosaur Jr.. Its message is about self-love and finding confidence even when it seems like no one likes you. Navy Gangs will be releasing their EP on September 14th via No Roads, and – after ending a ten date tour, will be playing Baby’s All Right on July 25th! – John Honan
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best punk/garage songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!