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Written by John Louse

Thursday, 21 August 2008

You know you have an odd sense of humor when your drummer’s name is Puppy Mills. Whether it's a slam at the harsh conditions of where some dogs are forced to breed and be sold or just a name to draw in animal cruelty enthusiasts, New York duo The Gay Blades is gearing up to release their debut album Ghosts due out in September. The New York City based band met up a few years back (according to the press release) as lead singer Clark Westfield and Mills were working at a traveling sideshow. Westfield was juggling and Mills was taking tickets. Perhaps the sideshow fueled the band’s taste in music and the different directions the band wanted to go in. The band’s sound is a mix of straight forward indie rock, with some moments of over the top bombast style tracks, a’la Queen. Tracks like “Hey She Say” and “O Spot” fully show off Clark’s vocals, while the remix for “O Spot” definitely sends the band into the more bombastic sound that fans raved about when the band played South by Southwest this past year. The album is being self-released on the band’s Triple Crown Records and will be followed by an upcoming 7-inch vinyl release, with two new singles coming out soon after the September 23^rd release.

The band is out touring through the end of August on a tour with The Sleeping and a fellow east coast band we’ve covered before, Envy on the Coast. The tour lasts through August 29^th, but hits Detroit this Friday (August 22^nd) as the tour rolls through at the Magic Stick. It should be a very entertaining opening act to start the night off right, and see just how over the top the band can be.

The Gay Blades play with the Sleeping and Envy on the Coast at the Magic Stick on Friday, August 22^nd. Tickets are $12 and are available at www.ticketmaster.com. Additional dates can be found at www.myspace.com/gayblades.

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