Muck and the Mires

Muck and the Mires play old school garage rock, reaching back to the early to mid '60s in energy and verve. There is a strong rock 'n roll backbone to their music, with plenty of guitar action and high tempo grooves that are grounded by the bass and drums. Their vocal harmonies are also vintage, straight from the same period. In a lot of ways, they sound like what might have happened if the British invasion bands had stayed on their early track (say, the Hamburg years of the Beatles) and not veered off into psychedelia in the late '60s. Their songs are not only short and sweet, but also tend to be catchy. Thematically, Muck does a good job in taking on the typical topics of the original run of the genre and updating their script with modern references.