New band of the day – No 1,087: Spectrals

Louis Oliver Jones might be a 21-year-old lad from Leeds, but his music is totally in hock to American garage rockHometown: Heckmondwick.The lineup: Louis Oliver Jones (vocals, instruments), Will Jones (drums).The background: We realise that rock'n'roll is a US invention – we're not that thick – but who came up with the idea of scuzzy Americana, the Yanks or the Brits? Do we count Ramones as the first exponents of scruffed-up traditionalism, with their punky take on surf'n'Spector, or should...

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