European Music Mag

The Backdoor Men
Mohawk Combover

Cleveland's notorious Backdoor Men, who struggled through the underground rock scene of the mid to late 70s, have handed fans of indie rock a treat with the issuance of a reunion CD, Mohawk Combover. The CD is a dynamic burst of true punk. Now, don't let my use of the word punk mislead you. You won't hear the traditional "punk" sound dominating here. This is punk in the truest sense, just plain old raw, indie, straight up rock from the underground. Styles vary (you'll hear 60s flavor keyboard psychedelic garage rock, for example) - this is not a solid cd of one punk song after another, all sounding the same. This is classic, tasty garage sounds from a band that loves what they used to do (and did again).