Gyasi “Teacher”
Gyasi “Teacher” 2019. Fat Elvis Records. Limited edition 7″ single on clear blue vinyl. I was listening to Gyasi’s LP Pronounced Jah-See this morning, remembering the warm days of early August when we caught Gyasi’s performance up at Mile of Music, where we picked up this single. Glittering glam rock, highly influenced by T. Rex and Bowie (if the knee-high platforms and the vinyl’s lightning bolt didn’t give it away), Gyasi is simply fabulous rock-n-roll: “Teacher” starts off with droning accordion and then launches into Zeppelin-meets-Bolan blues rock, with sparkles. I love the B-side’s “Adrognyne” which also appears on Pronounced Jay-See. It’s catchy, clever and definitely ass-shaking. Fingers crossed they venture north (they’re based out of Nashville) to perform again soon.
Daily (maybe) pulls from the vault: 33-1/3, 45, 78, old, older, classic, new, good, bad. Subjective. Autobiographical. Occasionally putting a record up for sale.