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Photo via Facebook Over the past two years Service, a new project that includes Russell Simins of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion fame, has been releasing some demos here and there. We finally have an official single. "Hey" is an incredibly dirty proto punk song. From the second it starts, you're just pulled along without any warning. And then it really kicks in with whining guitars and groovy/intense vocals. It all comes across like an amped up version of The Stooges and the MC5 minus the hippie parts.  You can listen to "Hey" below. Service's debut album, Drag Me, is scheduled to come out sometime in early 2019. To keep tabs on the band, be sure to like them on Facebook and check out their website .

Photo via Facebook We first became aware of Service, the newest band from Russell Simins, drummer from Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, back in August 2016 . That's when they released three demo songs on their Soundcloud. Almost two years later and we still don't have an official release, but there are two more rough demos kicking around. "Cold Light" is my personal favorite of the two. It's a little more hypnotic and driving of the two, while being more mellow if that makes sense. It's somehow post-punk and psychedelic at the same time. "Be Alright" is a little more straightforward. It's catchier and a bit more groovy, but still a loud, fuzzed out garage rocker. You can listen to "Be Alright" and "Cold Light" in their rough demo forms over at Service's Soundcloud page . For more on Service, check them out on Facebook  and Twitter . And let's all hope they move from rough demos to first official release in the near f...

Service is a band so new they don't have a true release out yet. They're based out of Indianapolis and NYC, first coming to my attention since Russell Simins, drummer for Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, is a member. Right now they have a three song demo on Soundcloud. I'm going to go the lazy route and take the description of the band's sound straight from their Facebook page, because when you're right, you're right: post-punk then punk again. The first track, "Worth Waking Up For," starts off with a feedback squall, and then aggressive, ominous post punk bass and vocals. It sucks you right in with the promise of ferocity to come. And then the guitar solo comes in. It's not a pretty solo. We're not talking "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" here. It's this ugly, drilling sound that's less played and more forced. But it's glorious. "Good Wife" has this fun, plodding beat, but then it keeps vomiting all over itself in a...