Taste Testors Release “Come Back” Album

Taste Testors lineup of vocalist Steve E (The Briefs), bassist Leif Larson (Appaloosa), guitarist Nils Larson (The Greatest Hits) on guitar are back with their new drummer Hollywood Hudson (The Cute Lepers). Just three months after the release of Taste Testors self titled album, the band were back in the studio working on their sophomore album, Come Back, which is now available via Moodkiller Records. Come Back is ten more songs, each averaging two minutes, including a more obscure cover than the last album. Just like their self titled debut, it was recorded with Johnny Sangster at Crackle & Pop and mastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering. The album’s cover was designed by Devi Pellerin and features images a cartoon of the band and tributes to Repo Man and Jaws. Fun fact, this was recorded 1 month after Hudson joined the band, and he brought along some cowbell.

It starts off with I Don’t Like Working On The Weekend, a song about FOMO and is quickly followed up by I’m Waiting For Something Lame, a catchy song about the dreadful wait when something you inevitably have to go through. I Might Be Thinkin’ About You is about the beginning of true love. I’m Gonna Be Buried in Hollywood Cemetery is about the coolest cemetery in the world where everyone from Dee Dee Ramone to Pee Wee Herman is buried. Who’s Gonna Be At Your Funeral is about those people that nobody likes and it’s usually cuz they pushed everyone away and you feel sorry for them because nobody will be at their funeral. Little Baby is a super oscure cover of an old 60s freak-beat song by The Blue Rondos and sounds like it was re-discovered by the Ramones. She Sees in Cartoons is another tribute to cool, creative females artists. Kicked Out is sing-a-long about getting the boot from your partner. City of Dark is about the streets of LA which have no light cuz tweeters took all the copper out of the poles. It Isn’t Very Pretty has an interesting story. John Waters gave Nils the title for this song at a book signing after he saw Nils’ Divine tattoo, the song itself is about the ugliness of suicide. The album closes with instrumental Taste Testors Delight.