Various Artists - Wau Y Los Arrrghs Under Influence

I had no idea who Wau Y Los Arrrghs were until these lunatics took the stage at Slovenly's first 'WE'RE LOUD' festival in Athens, Greece, back in 2015. I was mostly there for my teenage crush, the New Bomb Turks, when all of a sudden... BOOM! Yep, just like the Sonics one! I couldn't believe what I was witnessing: the most insane, manic garage PUNK I had ever seen and heard in my life and the most Back from the Grave-influenced outfit since the days of Gravedigger V or the Gruesomes! Naturally, I spent most of my money on their merch and I had to rely on my cousin, who I had dragged along, to provide the rest of the night's booze and it's needless to say also that ever since I have never missed a release of theirs.

Anyway, half (if not most) of their songs are covers of sixties punk and surf instros classics, given Spanish titles and lyrics. In fact, even Los Arrrghs' originals are built on quite many knicked riffs and rhythms. The end result sounds like the Trashmen and the Sonics enjoying paella and sangria at a drunken fair in a small Spanish village in a province full of savages. As mentioned, many of these 'spanishised' songs are a good source of trivia, even for those familiar with the garage, beat or surf genres and here's another 'Under Influence' compilation that's sure to annoy your neighbours!

1. Demolición - Los Saicos
2. Searching - The Omens
3. King of The Surf - The Trashmen
4. Girl (You Captivate Me) - ? & The Mysterians
5. My Brother The Man - We the People
6. I've Been Thinking - Paul Bearer & The Hearsemen
7. It's Great - Jonah & The Whales
8. Yes I Do - The Hatfields
9. They Can't Hurt Me - The Lyrics
10. Help Me Find Myself - The Troyes
11. Can't Be A Lie - Los Mockers
12. Time Will Tell - The Kinks
13. Your Body Not Your Soul - Cuby & The Blizzards
14. On My Mind - Mike Berry
15. One Fine Day - Shel Naylor
16. Sur Une Nappe De Restaurant - Jacques Dutronc
17. Yo Grito - Los Sirex
18. Ace Of Spades - Link Wray & The Raymen