[Listen/Download] – Guards – Entire EP Featuring Cults & Caroline Polachek

I know next to nothing about this band, other than Cults made a tweet late last night/early this morning saying they were featured on the new EP by a band called Guards and they linked to their Bandcamp page.

So check it out I did and I’m glad I did, because it’s pretty fucking impressive.  It’s seven songs long and is tagged as “alternative, doom, new wave, power pop, rock & roll, New York”.  I looked for a MySpace/Twitter/Facebook page and came up short.  Regardless, just enjoy this stunning, fresh, new lo-fi summer gem.  Not only does it feature Cults but also Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek.

UPDATE: So I got in touch with the band (it’s actually just Richie on his own) who wrote back and told me that they don’t have a MySpace (“Bandcamp is the future”) and he sent me a press photo.  Also, there seems to be more than just a working relationship between Guards and Cults, as Richie (unless it’s a giant coincidence) is related to Madeline from Cults, sharing the same last name (Follin).  The talent clearly runs in the family, as does their apparent “love” for the mysterious (when Cults first appeared nobody knew anything about them, other than the fact that they were awesome, and the same holds true here too).  He’s also got another solo project and another band (The Willowz).

Keep up to date with Guards – Bandcamp

Guards – “Resolution Of One”
Guards – “Trophy Queen” (featuring Caroline Polachek)
Guards – “Sail It Slow” (featuring Cults)
Guards – “Don’t Wake The Dead”
Guards – “Crystal Truth”
Guards – “Long Time”
Guards – “I See It Coming”