An intense force of nature live that delivers garage pop sensibility with the raw attitude of late 70s punk and the raw power of early 80s hardcore, Los Pepes leave songs in your head and ringing in your ears. A bludgeoning whirlwind of distorted guitar with a melodic epicentre of harmony and clever heartfelt lyrics.
Based in London, Los Pepes have been living fast and releasing records since late 2013. Featuring an international membership from the UK to Japan to Brazil to Poland, Los Pepes is an example of rock and roll transcending borders. Brought together from four corners of the world by a love of obscure no hit wonder 7”s, Slaughter and The Dogs, the spirit of independence and a dose of healthy nihilism. The manifesto from day one has been to get out there and do it. And do it right. With a DIY SST/Dead Moon style gusto, Los Pepes have been prolifically self-recording and releasing records, creating their own crazy world… from the distinctive artwork to the honest song writing and sarcastic lyrics therein. Los Pepes get in the van to take it to the people. From Ox Magazine to Maximum Rockandroll to Vive Le Rock, the praise has been high. From basement shows to festivals to demolishing support tours in big old venues across Europe, a razor-sharp punk rock show is always delivered. Along this journey, Los Pepes have played alongside the likes of The Kids, Mudhoney, Danko Jones, Guitar Wolf, Bellrays, The Buzzcocks, The Sonics, and many more…
Out Of The Void…
Out Of The Void is Los Pepes 6th LP and its 12 back-to-back classics. Super catchy tales of nihilism, love and heartache in a seemingly futureless world of political turmoil filled with conspiracy, stupidity and existential threat…that is the “void”. It’s power pop but not as you know it. Sonically it’s different… broken glass “out of this world” dreamy reverb-soaked surf guitar hooks cut across a garage punk Ozzy vocal line, which is pointedly melodic. Lightspeed “loco live” punk rock hi hat accelerates in lockstep with tight downstroke guitars to glue together short well-crafted pop explosions that barely cross the 2-minute mark. The only time the record shifts down a gear is to make way for a Reigning Sound-esq garage Hammond that fill’s the gap a slower pace leaves and pulls at the heart strings a little while. Then it’s time to hurtle onwards again for more adrenaline infused frustration. It’s an infectiously dark, yet life affirmingly bright and exciting album that takes you out of the abyss with the daylight of 100mph rock and roll. Advisable to play loud. Loud enough to raise the dead from Joey Ramone to Jay Reatard…. Listeners can now get their ears around.
‘Thoughtless Boys’, the first single to be lifted from the album and it’s the perfect introduction to the album’s hardcore injected power pop. “Thoughtless boys never care about the damage that we do…” So, the refrain goes to this tight knit punk rock bull smashing through a melodic china shop of reverb-soaked guitar hooks. The video features a Raymond Pettibone inspired “thoughtless boy” character animation who’s doing all the stuff “thoughtless boys” do. Drawn by singer himself Ben Perrier….
‘Out Of The Void’ track-listing:
1. Thoughtless Boys
2. Molly Coddle
3. New Christians
4. Paradise
5. Sweet Appeasement
6. Future History
7. Foreign Bodies
8. Above And Beyond
9. Short Term Solutions
10. Undercover
11. All I Got Is Time
12. Tomorrow And Today
Out Of The Void vinyl will be released on April 25, 2025 in North America on Spaghetty Town Records (USA), Wanda Records (Germany/UK), Ghost Highway Recordings (Spain) and Beluga Records (Scandinavia)
Catch Los Pepes live at the following dates in 2025.
UK May 3rd Sat, London, Paper Dress Vintage LP RELEASE SHOW
CZ May 7th Weds, Kolín, Bar Pod Hodinama
AUS May 8th Thurs, May Vienna, Rhiz
DE May 9th Fri, Munich, Glocken
CZ May 10th Sat, May Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Vrátnice
CZ May 11th Sun, May Prague, 007 Club
UK Aug 8th Fri, Blackpool, Rebellion Festival
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