On the first listen, “Flood Song” from Westside Pump Station (2008) takes this listener back, to a bit of the punk band sound of the late 70s and the 80s. That was the real stuff.

Dirty Dave and the Deviants certainly have the name to fit in this category, and the idea that their music sounds like “freedom” doesn’t hurt either. “Lionicide” is an interesting tune, to say the least. This one might even draw a few extra listeners in with its Brit-pop feel.

According to their Web information, “The initial workings of the Deviants started in Isla Vista in 2004, when Whiskers and Mik began playing in the seminal indie lounge band Dr. Girlfriend.” Nice start! Changes came with the death of drummer Lahd Addict and the seed of the group added Tony Romeo. Then along came Dirtius Maximus Davidus and the rest is still being written.

Web information states that the band members are: Lysol: Bass, Vox; Mik Meat: Guitar, Vox; Adam Carnage: Drums. Just check out this list of influences then decide if you want to dig deeper into Dirty Dave and the Deviants: natural disasters, gluttony, adultery, probability, Sex Dwarf, Silversexuals, Transvestite Prostitutes named Tommy, the Angry Samoans, Omar, Older Sisters, and Milk.

I sorta like “Sex Bomb.”

Dirty Dave and the Deviants on MySpace

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