Get Your Garage Pop Fix With Casey Jack’s “Cool Kids”

Garage pop has seen quite the revival in recent years. It first started re-soaring when Smith Westerns reminded us how well the two genres blend together, and then got a reboot last year when Ty Segall’s sidekick Mikal Cronin dropped his near-flawless debut LP. Casey Jack may be following in their footsteps, but he’s straying from the path to create his own take on the sound. His self-titled album, which drops August 26 via Rough Beast Records, is proof.

The Missouri singer-songwriter lets sweet hooks and jagged fuzz take shape in his newest single, “Cool Kids.” Jack’s vocals lineup with The Kooks and Steriogram, finding space between his indisputably well-written chord progressions to differentiate itself. And yet, unlike the equally well-written “Not In Love With The Modern World” and “Stay Away,” this track sums up the hazy recklessness of teens enjoying summer in the midwest without trying to hide his crush on Phil Spector’s early punk details. To sum it up, “Cool Kids” is garage pop in its most pure form.

Give it a listen below (via Entertainment Weekly):

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