Desert Sharks "The Tower" EP/LP (2023)

Details: Desert Sharks "The Tower" LP (2023, Substitute Scene Records). New stock, comes open/arrived direct from artist/label.  Description: "The Tower pushes off right from the gate with the single “Medusa”: no waiting for the good stuff, just 4 hits of the cymbal and boom—bass, guitar, and vocals kick right in, “He wanted to show me the bottom of the ocean.” The lyrics were inspired by the myth of Medusa to create what Gunther calls an “anthem of feminine rage and reclamation of power.” “I’ll turn you into stone,” she declares.  “Sleepy Pie” is a bit more frenetic. “If you wanna love me, how can you live without me?” the lyrics ask in this sweet yet sinister track. “You make me a flesh and blood fantasy.” The video finds the quartet in a sleepover gone wrong (I know we all remember at least one incident in our teens with a seance or a Ouija board, right?) and cleverly uses the tarot card imagery. (The lilies from the video for “Medusa” also appear, and it’s cool to see the band usin