Poky III LP
Third release from Leipzig, Germany’s POKY. Songs stay on the shorter side, and have a bedroom-meets-basement energy with some psych-rock guitar elements thrown in, best heard on “Cerberus.” Songs bounce around and stay lighthearted, even eggy, like the track “Im in a Band” which gets more comical with every key change and oddball shriek. Vocals are sassy, even a little whiny, but never in a melancholic way, more like Joe Jack Talcum. With no credited musicians and very little information on Flennen’s or their own Bandcamp page, it’s hard to give any context to the group. But no matter, have the friends over for this one, all fun within.