We first became aware of the retro-garage punk of Plateaus via their excellently titled Beach Coma track and subsequent 7″ releases on the Art Fag and HoZac labels.

They model their sound after the production techniques of Spector, Meek and Wilson, but employ a modern punk edge utilising catchy hooks and primal, raw energy. Thick, distorted guitars and layers of blown-out vocals swim in a sea or reverberation, replete with catchy leads, sticky vocal melodies, mechanical drumbeats and earth-shaking fuzz bass.

They released their debut album last week and Insound made The District their free mp3 of the week. If you missed it, here it is again.

Buy the album here.

Download The Plateaus – The District mp3 (from Plateaus)