- Night Shoot
At the end of the month, fresh local label Automatic Recordings will be putting out its fourth release, a double seven-inch EP called Night Shoot from local rowdy rock ‘n’ roll four-piece Mama. The band’s been kicking since 2011, self-releasing tapes of goofy, over-the-top, shreddy cock-rock, but on today’s 12 O’Clock Track, Night Shoot‘s preview song “25 Forever,” these guys have smoothed things out and let their giddy power-pop influences shine. “25 Forever” could easily pass for a Cheap Trick B-side, showing off a knack for blending groovy guitar riffs, grandiose melodic acrobatics, and insanely sticky catchiness unheard of since Rockford’s finest were in their heyday.
