Seems like this just came out yesterday, but it's been more like eight years.
TSAR were a balls-out power pop outfit from L.A. who recorded a
spectacular debut in 2000, but failed to follow it up until five years later. That subsequent abum,
Band Girls Money, found Tsar angling in a decidedly rawer, garage-rawk direction with fairly decent results. Unfortunately, it went nowheresville and the proverbial "dream" slipped away. I presume they have split up. "Straight" is culled from that ill-fated record, while the b-side is exclusive to this release. Close to three years ago, I shared a Tsar promo ep,
King of the School, and a radio session, which you can still find
here. In the comments, it was mentioned that some pre-first album demos existed, which I'd love to hear. If anyone is willing to cough them up, don't be a stranger.
A. Straight
B. The Creature in Disguise
https://rapidshare.com/files/2246754646/tsar7.rar
