A friend recently sent me the five track debut EP from the N. Hollywood blues/punk rockers The Yelling. When I first heard this disc, I was reminded how early Jane's Addiction was compared to Led Zeppelin and The Doors. These comparisons are defiantly appropriate for The Yelling's debut CD as well.

The Yelling's debut EP is intense take-no-prisoners blues-based garage rock. The disc starts with the hard driving "Fire and a Microphone" and goes from there into the Zeppelin-ish "Long Time My Love". There are all sorts of classic rock sounds on this disc and the band is able to expand on the psychedelic sounds of the 60's and 70's and combine them with a sort of Wolfmother vibe. All five tracks from the EP are streaming on the band's MySpace page (link below).

The Yelling's EP is an impressive debut and it is available as a download on the band's MySpace page for $5.00.

The band is currently touring around Los Angeles and hopefully they will make it over to the East Coast in the near future. Here are their upcoming shows:

Nov 5 2008 9:00PM, Club Moscow @ Boardner’s, Los Angeles, CA
Nov 6 2008 8:00PM, Future Sounds presents THE RUMBLE @ 3 of Clubs, Los Angeles, CA
Nov 12 2008 9:00PM, Club Moscow @ Boardner’s, Los Angeles, CA
Nov 19 2008 8:00PM, The Echo w/ Night Horse, Los Angeles, CA
Nov 25 2008 8:00PM, Wildcat Lounge, Santa Barbara, CA