Despite the ominous name, Los Angeles band Bloody Death Skull is not scary, not in the traditional sense. Swirling together electrified ukulele with toys and whatever sounds and instruments they like over the classic chord structures that launched early rock and soul, BDS makes fun music rooted in the ’50s & ’60s with a garage-punk mentality and lyrics that sweetly break some taboos.

Just in time for Halloween, listen to Betsy’s Back below, all the while imagining The Shirelles meeting Roky Erickson on a playground in outer space.