Brooklyn garage punks My Son the Doctor recently released a new single called “Lawrence Bigando,” a big, power-pop/punk number with hints of Weezer’s bombastic flare. The single marks the first taste of the band’s upcoming full-length debut album Glamours which is due out on April 4 from Trash Casual Records.
“We make subway music,” explain the band about the song. “This tune is a tribute to an MTA worker named Lawrence Bigando. He’s the station manager of the Halsey L subway stop on the Bushwick/Ridgewood border in NYC. They have a little plaque with his name on it, and we tap it for good luck every time we walk by.
“We were listening to a lot of Hop Along when we wrote this. They write pop bangers, but get there in circuitous ways with dissonant chords and a-typical rhythms. We tried to incorporate that harshness. In short, this song was born from the marriage of our beloved station manager, our broke-ass mayor, and the scraped-up discordant bangers of Hop Along.
“The single artwork is an unrelated picture of our guitarist, Joel, as a surprisingly swaggy child.
“We recorded “Lawrence Bigando” at Mitch Easter’s studio in North Carolina with friend and engineer Jeremy Snyder (Idles, Gilla Band, Pure Adult). It was mastered by Carl Saff.”
The band will also be holding a release show for the new album on April 18 at Brooklyn Made, with Dead Tooth. They will also be touring to SXSW and back and have been announced as an official artist at the festival. So check them out if you get a chance!
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Photo courtesy of Michelle LoBianco
