For those not in the know, The Coffin Daggers are an instrumental surf punk band from New York that delivers an all out attack on the senses!

Comprised of Viktor Venom on Lead Guitar, Theremin, Echoplex; Rob Morrison - Keyboard, Rhythm Guitar; Peter Klarnet - Bass; and Alex Rochinski - Drums, The Coffin Daggers draw from diverse influences, ranging from Dick Dale, Henry Mancini, Link Wray, and the Cramps.

Viktor Venom, one of the founders of Nausea, started the group early in 1999 and Vik's punk influences (he has also worked with Reagan Youth and Chaos UK) have always given the bands music a unique melodic sensibility.

The new album from the modern surf rock icons is entitled Eleki Album (out now via Cleopatra Records) and it features cover versions of vintage Japanese surf rock (known as "Eleki") from homegrown bands such as Yuzo Kayama, The Spacemen, The Sharp Five and Takeshi Terauchi!

1. 'Black Sand Beach'
2. 'That Sweet Girl'
3. 'Flower Blooming in the Rain'
4 'Guitar Komori Uta'
5. 'Ringo Mura Kara'
6. 'Shinonome Bushi'
7. 'Chidori No Kyoku'
8. 'Murasaki No Yoake'
9. 'Namida No Jujuro'
10. 'Ginza Lights'
11. 'Yozora No Hoshi'
12. 'Yume Wa Yoru Hiraku'
13. 'Monkey Crazy'
14. 'Kojo No Tsuki'

The album kicks off in ravenous form with the mid-tempo beach sway of 'Black Sand Beach' and much in the same vein backs that up with 'That Sweet Girl,' 'Flower Blooming in the Rain,' with the quieter 'Guitar Komori Uta' along thereafter.

To be very honest, and as much as this album is a lot of fun, vibrant and catchy throughout, most all the tracks eventually blend into one and so everything from 'Ringo Mura Kara' through to the penultimate 'Monkey Crazy' makes for one far out musical wave!

But then they save a real change of pace until last with their rendition of 'Kojo No Tsuki,' a Japanese (obviously) song written in the Meiji period.

Oh, and just so you are fully aware, the Eleki Album is also available on both CD and limited edition RED vinyl!

Official CD Purchase Link

Official RED Vinyl Purchase Link

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