Crocodiles

"Crocodiles are a great new band from San Diego. This song is a real good kinda early eighties electro punk pop jam. It is super catchy." - No Age

All true, but something No Age didn't mention is that it also sounds -- in a great way -- like Velvet Underground-swinging Jesus & Mary Chain. And if you take a look at one of the sunglasses-with-attitude photos of ex-Prayers/The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower's Charles Rowland (guitar, synth) and Brandon Welchez (vocals, programming), there's more to it than just the sound.

Songs like "I Wanna Kill" and "Summer Of Hate" are more shades of gray, despite the hooks (in the same way the brothers Reid can make rain, psycho candy, and darklands sounds so inviting). It also shouldn't be surprising that they've posted Crystal Stilts on their Skull Kontrol blog.