Brandon Welchez, frontman of the rock/art-punk/indie pop/post-punk revivalist band Crocodiles, recently provided us with lists of his ten favorite books and ten favorite punk singles from Southern California, which you can find below (in no particular order). Since the release of Summer of Hate in 2009, the band’s first full length album, Welchez and fellow band mate Charles Rowell have helped cement Crocodiles as one of the more prolific and popular indie pop acts of the last decade. In addition to Crocodiles, Welchez has also served as a frequent collaborator with the Dum Dum Girls and fellow musician Dan Treacy’s band Television Personalities.
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BRANDON WELCHEZ’S TEN FAVORITE BOOKS
Play It As It Lays: A Novel
In a subsequent post, we examined the favorite books of author Joan Didion: Joan Didion – Favorite Books
The Pill Vs the Springhill Mine Disaster
BRANDON WELCHEZ’S TEN FAVORITE PUNK 45s FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Lexicon Devil b/w Circle One and No God
The Plugz – Achin’ b/w La Bamba
Zeros – don’t push me around / wimp 45 rpm single
adult books / we’re desperate 45 rpm single
The Urinals – I’m a Bug I’m A Bug and Ack Ack Ack Ack b/w I’m White And Middle Class and Black Hole
The Bags – Survive b/w Babylonian Gorgon
The Gun Club – Ghost on the Highway / Sex Beat ( Picture Sleeve )
The Middle Class – Out Of Vogue and You Belong b/w Situations and Insurgence
Alley Cats – Nothing Means Nothing Anymore / Gimme A Little
THE ROTTERS—SIT ON MY FACE STEVIE NIX–45 RPM
We strongly recommend checking out the following from Brandon Welchez:
