So, Green Day wants to be a garage band again.
The Foxboro Hot Tubs appeared mysteriously out of nowhere late last year and had a surprise success with their song Mother Mary (available for download on
their web site). Are they Green Day? Aren't they?
Well, okay, they are. I don't know if Billy Joe actually expects to fool anyone by adding that reverb to his vocal track, but it ain't working.
Still, I dig the sound. It's almost a Green Day meets The Hives sort of vibe, with a good measure of the poppy sound from some of the more upbeat American Idiots tracks thrown in.
I hope they go places, but I don't see how it's going to really be possible once they get more widespread.
Foxboro Hot Tubs myspace page, with three tracks available for streaming.