Frankie and the Witch Fingers “Trash Classic” 2025. Very limited edition “Killer Kiwi” splattered vinyl via Levitation. The Reverberation Appreciation Society / Greenway Records. Hard rocking garage psych. FATWF’s latest, released just a few days ago, and their, like, 100th record — just kidding, but they have a big catalog of studio, live and other stuff so it’s hard to keep track. Trash Classic is wild and weird. Non-stop high energy, as always, but very angular, herky-jerky…the word “Devo” has popped into my head more than once. There was even a whisper or two of 70’s Rush/Floyd prog rock. And punk. And metal. Truly bizarre, and truly great. If there is a typical FATWF sound, that would be most reflected on the opener “Channel Rot” – buzzy garage guitars meets 60’s organ psych (of course that sound is woven through most of the record, too). “Fucksake” is great and has a 70’s metal/hard rock sound, a bit like Sabbath but trippier; “Gutter Priestess” also has a lot of rock elements, with a dash of Devo. We get more Devo-spiration but on heavy acid with “Economy” and “Total Reset.” “Out of the Flesh” goes trippy punk with a dancing chainsaw buzz. “Conducting Experiments” is a funky ass-shaker with some 70’s/80’s new wave bleep bloops (Devo but with more soul). And the title track “Trash Classic” is just bat shit crazy – epically lengthen, blending space/math/nerd rock, proggy space rock, punk, garage, psychedelia and the kitchen sink. The word “unhinged” appears in the Bandcamp/Levitation press release and that’s about as accurate as anything to sum up Trash Classic.