The Blind Shake charge out of the gate with their high-octane mixture of garage punk, surf music, and inspired noise on their sixth full-length album. On 2014's
Breakfast of Failures,
the Blind Shake's first release for Goner Records, the band sounds suitably furious as Jim Blaha (electric guitar), Mike Blaha (baritone guitar), and Dave Roper (drums) tear through ten new songs with the guitars roaring and chiming throughout as the sharp report of the drums keeps the tunes rolling forward at all times.
The Blind Shake prove that the Minneapolis underground rock scene is alive, well, and as muscular as ever on
Breakfast of Failures, reaffirming their status as one of the best independent rock bands in the Midwest. Songs include "Parachute," "Old Lake," "Pollen," "Go Lie," "Young Carnival Waste," and more. ~ Mark Deming