On their new album Crimes, the marvellously named Occult Detective Club play a mix of straight-up, raw, no nonsense first wave punk and new wave music with a focus on catchy choruses, thoughtful lyrics and a DIY mentality. Think the Ramones, with echoes of The Jam, even Sham 69 thrown in the blender with the passion and forward thinking of Billy Bragg.

The Denton, Texas-based band previously released their ten-song debut LP Tortures last spring on Red Lounge Records, and fellow Texas gore-hounds Hex Dispensers covered their song I’m A Ghost on the B-side of one of their latest singles.

Crimes will be released on February 15th through Alive Records on CD, Digital and Ltd. Edition Vinyl formats. (The first vinyl pressing of 500 copies comes with free MP3 download).

Check out the wonderfully frenetic C’mon Levi and start bouncing round that living room like it was 1976…

Download Occult Detective Club – C’mon Levi mp3 (from Occult Detective Club)