Las Ardillas - Linda Niña 7" Ever the bastion of international excellence, Slovenly Records digs up this nugget from San Juan punkers Las Ardillas. The band shares members with Davilla 666 and there's some evidence to that in their unfettered howl, but they hit me much harder than Davilla
ever has. A dirty blast of Spanish tongued punk if ever there was one, the A-side is all razor sharp hooks and drum crunch that has more than a few similarities to Black Lips by way of the ghosts of late 70's punk permanence. The b-side is equally engaging making for a nice twofer to pound down the stereo speakers at full volume on any given weekday morning. This is a day starter of a single, power to treat the crush of a commute with the full force of a teenaged pit. Listen: Support the artist, buy it HERE