Good Teal - "Parasites!"

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New Jersey's Good Teal are set to release their debut EP, and have a new single for us all to check out. "Parasites!" fits right into the band's hardcore meets garage rock sound, but that doesn't truly explain what it sounds like. It's this heavy and furious burst of music that nails the loud/quiet/loud thing, and adds a ton of alt-rock and post-rock into the song. Plus, singer/bassist Reg Mason's vocals swing between blues and an intense howl. To me it's sounding like a more punk version of Deftones fronted by R.L. Burnside. "Parasites!" is an intense as hell song that we think you're going to love.

Reg Mason says of his band's latest single:

“‘Parasites’ chronicles the pendulum of emotions we go through when we have to say goodbye to something/someone we wanted. The ‘airport’ serves as a metaphor for the place we go in our heads before we leave a relationship. The titular ‘Parasites’ represent all the small things eating us up inside that can keep us from being fully present.”

You can watch the video for "Parasites!" below. Good Teal's self-titled EP is due out August 15. For more on Good Teal, check out the band on Instagram. Upcoming live dates are below the video.


August 15th - Montclair, NJ @ Meat Locker w/ Memorial Field

August 16th - Baltimore, MD @ Holy Frijoles w/ Jrdn and The Switchblades & Noir Benny

August 24th - Rutherford, NJ @ Williams Center w/ Post No Bills, Sewn Away, and Depressionista

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