Most people remember the ’80s for post punk, new wave and cheesy synth pop, but that decade produced also a lot of great guitar rock bands like R.E.M. and Weezer that prepared a fertile ground for the college rock and grunge explosions of the ’90s. Slonk Donkerson’s super solid debut album, entitled ‘The Lunar Martini Motorbike Club and Their Respective Destinies,’ effortlessly gathers several of the aforementioned influences in ten powerful tracks. Older single ‘Watching Every Channel at Once‘ is still their catchiest, but the entire albums offers a rare songwriting consistency. Check out opening track Sonata and don’t miss their live appearance at Palisades on April 23.
