“Musically, The Summer of Hate became our homage to the sounds of The Damned, The MC5, and probably a bit of the Stooges in there as well,” says Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols.
He adds, “The record was the manifestation of our desire to hear a record of heavy raw punk and metal guitar riffs handled in a way that we felt was cooler than the standard knuckle draggin’ man-rock that still tends to dominate a lot of popular culture in America.”
Combining minor chords and styling them into a revved and greased banger, The Summer of Hate marks a swift left hook by a band whose ability to defy odds and switch gears has been a trademark of The Dandy Warhols’ indefinable alt-rock foundation. A psych-rock manifesto that incorporates gritty guitars and fuzzed-out vocals with a rhythm so supple and sexy that it belongs on constant rotation on a midnight dance floor, it’s the perfect embodiment of what Rock And Folk called “the band we’ve all been waiting for.”
Renowned for their epic live performances, both sonically and visually, The Dandy Warhols will return once again to Australia and New Zealand in April 2024!
