The Copper Gamins bring a bracing yet warm blast of freshness, inspiration and imagination to the indie music world from south of the border. The two-man guitar/drums duo bred in the mountains of Mexico may reflect the minimalist trend that yielded The White Stripes, The Black Keys and The Ferocious Few in recent years. Yet the results remind more of The Oblivions, Eugene Chadbourne and revelatory experimentalists The Residents while in the end sounding unlike anyone else. It’s raw and naive music that rattles with emotion, harmonics and groove, and opens the door on a whole new breed of Mexicano garage rock.

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