Detroit "motor city" Michigan has always been known as one of the fastest moving cities in the US, in the sense of production. With factories spitting out automobiles faster than you can count, you can't help but be on your toes at all times. With this fast-paced and poverty-stricken city, comes a very unique form of music.
This music is blues punk, which was primarily created by The Stooges early 70's. Their aggression has infiltrated the garage music scene repeatedly throughout the past decades. Punk itself may be dead, so to speak, but the band TYVEK refuse to call it quits and in doing so reinvent the genre.
TYVEK have recently put out their second "official" long playing record, entitled "Nothing Fits". The record itself is a different game entirely from their previous releases. With the first track "4312" simply cutting to the chase, by titling a song from counting down in punk's traditional time signature of 4/4, they quickly establish the mood of the record. There is no doubt that they are sincere and actually angry. At times you get a bluesy psychedelic side on tracks such as, "Outer Limits". The music speaks for itself. They're passionate, angry, and just having a good time.
As far as recording goes, most punk has a lo-fidelity feel to it. TYVEK took a different approach with this album and polished up their gritty sound, but at the same time didn't lose their distinct garage rock sound. Recording their record on an eight track reel to reel recorder, gave all the tracks that hard hitting kick, but not losing the aggressive punk side.
TYVEK are currently on tour in the United Kingdom for the month of March, so for you guys in the states, you'll have to wait. But since they're from Detroit, they'll be back soon enough to play in an area near you. In the meantime, here is a live performance of "4312" to hold you over.
4312 - Tyvek from Marcus Wilén on Vimeo.
Buy the record at INSOUND
Label: In the Red
