It seems like for the past year I’ve been caught listening, waiting for, and buying music from the same circle of record labels. Although that’s a good thing, I would love to see some of these other indie and major labels step up their game, and release something that has some staying power. As the circle continues it’s cycle, it stops again at another upcoming Burger Records release.

The Resonars have released some of the most catchy garage pop tunes that has surfaced in the past decade. Every couple of years, Matt Rendon emerges from an oasis in the Arizona desert, and releases some heat in the form of sound. I lived in Tucson from 1990-1999, from age 13 to 23. I would say I grew from a boy to a man, and took in most elements, experiments, and experience from that “Crummy Desert”. I can only say I miss a few things about Tucson.

1.PDQ Records: A long closed record store where I would be digging 5 days a week.
2.Mexican Food: I can’t name them all, but some of the best Sonoran style cooking north of the border.
3.Mexico: Being able to jump to Nogales for a day, party, and come back home lead to many great memories. Even in high school.

Besides that the music scene always seemed out of touch, except in certain circuits, and you really had to look hard or travel to see a good band. The Resonars are a band I wish was around back then with a bigger word of mouth that could debate my opinion. Roots of The Resonars goes back to the early 90’s, with other reincarnations of members throughout the 90’s. With a cassette only release in 1995, and other home recordings seeing some light, it wasn’t till 1997 when The Resonars, now a one man Rendon, recorded and released his first LP only self titled release on Star Time Records. A year later, still with no band, released Bright and Dark on Get Hip Records, then retired The Resonars all together.

He returned in 2002 with another release, Lunar Kit, and again in 2007 with Nonetheless Blue,both on Get Hip Records. It wasn’t till 2008, when Burger Records emerged, and wanted to release one of their favorite bands music from their trips to Tucson as Thee Makeout Party!. That’s what lead to 2008’s That Evil Drone, released on Burger Records. The Resonars past releases were also reissued by Burger to expose these great songs to a wider and new audience. Like most limited releases from Burger, these have long since sold out.

Which leads us to 2012, and the next release “Crummy Desert Sound” is about to emerge to pick up where That Evil Drone left off 3 years ago. A few months back, Trouble in Mind Records released a 4 song EP of recordings that still keeps the same format of The Hollies meet The Who recording style. The inside information that I have received on this new record are quoted as being perhaps “the best Burger release to date.” I can’t argue with that being that That Evil Drone is one of my favorite Burger releases. We shall see soon enough in the next coming months of waiting for the crummy desert to heat us up this winter.

Sir Psych

Check out The Resonars social media sites.

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Trouble in Mind: T.I.M
Burger: Discography