Genre: Pop, Garage
Year: 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
Label: In The Red
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01. Pre-Apocalyptic
02. Black Cloud
03. I Dont Care
04. Anxiety Attack
05. Egypt
06. Bed Island
07. Dinosaurs
08. Its True
09. Weird You Out
10. Doin Swell
11. My Baby
12. Blackout Summer
Blackout Summer is the debut album from San Diego trio, Christmas Island. Their sound screams garage/pop fusion, but expect some nice post-punk/bubblegum/DIY-punk surprises in the mix. A bunch of tracks stood out to me, including the near-ballad “Black Cloud”, the punky “Anxiety Attack”, and super poppy title track “Blackout Summer”. This is an easy recommendation to anyone who is a fan of Sub Pop’s Happy Birthday. You can order this album from the In The Red store on CD/LP.
