An old hand in the garage-rock scene, The Satelliters come all the way from Frankfurt, Germany, and have been making their own brand of modern garage rock since 1993. The band recently made headlines with their song "Why do they know?", which was chosen by Little Steven Van Zandt for his Coolest Songs in the World, Vol. 5. They manage to perfectly capture the spirit of 60s-angst much better than most modern garage rock revivalists, and still maintain some sense of originality. The Satelliters has been plying their trade for over a decade, and their experience certainly shows on their newest album Where Do We Go?
Opening with a fantastic cover of the Paragons' "Abba", the Satelliters launch into a vibrant chorus of garage punk tunes that makes me pine for the 60s. Including covers of "No Good Without You Baby" by the Byrds, and "I'll Make You Sorry" by the Shadows of Knight. This mind-blowing fuzz release also contains great original songs. After eight albums, these German lads still manage to perform fantastic garage-punk songs. "For You" oozes with proto-punk energy and catchy guitar riffs. "Where Do We Go" "You Cannot See" "Why Do They Know" are all energetic, catchy, and sound like classics out of a forgotten age.
They are probably one of the most successful bands in the garage-rock revival, and perhaps the most authentic. This album feels like it was lifted out of the past, full of psychadelic guitar, farfisa organ, maracas, tambourines, vibrating echo sound, and snotty-punk ass vocals. Fans of garage take note, the Satelliters are another winner from the wicked catalogue of Los Angeles' Dionysus Records.
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