On The Bat's Pajamas Myspage page, their bio claims "there are 40 people in the world and 5 of them are hamburgers." This terrorizing garage rock band sound pretty fucking loud for just a three piece. Based out of our very own Thornhill, the trio travelled to Chicago to work with producer Steve Albini (who's worked with legendary artists like Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey and Manic Street Preachers) on their debut record, available now at Bandcamp. The album combines progressive punk with rowdy garage rock elements that makes for a very unique batch of songs. Lead singer David Hartman's weird vocalization sounds menacing throughout; horrifying on freaky jams like "Bloody Liar"and "Downtown Nitty Gritty," poised and collective on upbeat anthems "Beat On" and assured fan favourite "Go Bowie Go."
On the latter, The Bat's Pajamas display their unlimited potential in the garage rock scene; where outfits are constantly using distortion and lo-fi construction to obscure their jams, this band relies strictly on their keen sense for harmonies and bad ass songwriting, the result being quite formidable. Influenced by nineties rock moguls like Pavement, this three piece from Thornhill is a serious threat in Toronto's indie rock scene. On sinister introduction "A Healthy Altar," drummer Guy van Embden's gruesome baritone sounds straight out of an 80's horror film. Rad. Thanks to his proficient drumming expertise, his sister Katya's grimy bass movements, and Hartman's audacious vocal exploits, this debut record is definitely worth the $6 they are selling it for on their bandcamp page. Check out a video of them playing "Go Bowie Go" below, and feel the straight up horror that is The Bat's Pajamas. Leave the lights on.
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