New Primals

From start to finish, guitarist/vocalist Sam Frederick's angular riffing is electrifying and their theatrical howls are right in league with the best of their wild-eyed predecessors - frontmen like David Yow, Circus Lupus' Chris Thomson, and US Maple's Al Johnson. Beneath Frederick's manic energy, the unshakable rhythm section of drummer Lars Oslund and bassist Ali Terveen drives forward with ironclad intent.Minneapolis' preeminent weekly, City Pages, describes a recent New Primals show as "a festival of the id, a madcap display of what would happen if you demolished your inhibitions and gave yourself to the animal sleeping in your brain." Kicking off with an album release show on March 20th, the band will take its "festival of the id" on the road for a spring tour.RIYL - Three One G (Arab on Radar, Ex Models).