Velvet Grooves

More garage rock from Alive records here with the debut self-titled album from the Milky Ways. Observing from the cover artwork, it appears that the record might be a bit trippy - three 60's era black 'n white women sewn together only by literally their guts coloured in pink....... weird!

The album throws itself into the familiar garage-rock territory of rough sounding lo-fi vocals and guitar riffs. 'You Set My Mind On Fire' introduces us to the punkish guitar riffs from Oily Chi (Spaceshits, Del-Gators) and Choyce (Sexareenos, Del-Gators), that are an instant headbanger, coupled with keyboards from Coco Chan also of Del-Gators. All from Montreal.

'Got My Mojo Back' jumps into a funky, tinny garage rhythm, almost surf-rock-like eventually blending the 60's keyboards into a prog-rock style effort. I can definitely hear some of this grooving customers in a hip-pub! 'Where's my baby', for some reason, reminds me of label mates, BBQ and the Black Lips - keeping the cool with the pounding drums and driving guitars. 'Wanna Be With You' is a kinda heavier version of 'Motown Blues' by the Black Lips. The rest of the album pretty much blends the same, with psyched out prog-rock riythms against both pounding drums and tinny drums, to slightly muffled vocals; contiuing the signature styles taken on by Alives roster.