The Coctails - The Early Hi•Ball Years

The Coctails were an interesting band out of the American Midwest in the late eighties and early nineties. Their early recordings display a band that's part garage rock and part jazz combo. That resulted in playful numbers like Whoopsy Daisy and the very low-fi Walkin' Down the Street. Their first three releases are highlighted on The Early Hi•Ball Years. I prefer the kooky keyboard noodlings because, honestly, the band is not much when it comes to singing. After this era the band veered from straight jazz (well, straight-ish) to really raw garage rock before breaking up in 1995. A bit of an underground act, they even have a 3-CD box set which came out a few months ago. This single CD, though, suits me just fine.