Chinese Fountain (10th Anniversary) (Deluxe Transparent Magenta Vinyl LP)

The music of The Growlers is unmistakable. Sure, you can hone in on some influences baked into the work of this California bred band. Heck, even they’d cop to a few, like Ricky Nelson and The Stranglers. But once those same RIYL tags have been filtered through the minds and hands and voices of this five-piece, there’s simply nothing else like it. This is especially true of Chinese Fountain, The Growlers’ fifth full-length set which celebrates it’s 10th anniversary this year.

Confidence bleeds through every track on Chinese Fountain, with the band assured enough to layer in shades of many new influences: the loping ska beat of Dull Boy and Going Gets Tough, the playful disco beat behind the title track, or the Teardrop Explodes-like agitation of Good Advice.

1. Big Toe
2. Black Memories
3. Chinese Fountain
4. Dull Boy
5. Good Advice
6. Going Gets Tuff
7. Magnificent Sadness
8. Love Test
9. Not the Man
10. Rare Hearts
11. Sunset Drive