Jeff Pezzati

Jeff P

I spent many a sweaty exciting teen night not realizing how freaking lucky I was to get to see Naked Raygun perform live multiple times. It doesn’t get much better than that. Maybe it doesn’t get better than that period. The energy and passion and quality of songs are arguably among the best punk songs ever recorded. Oh and side note: Jenny Schlake I’d like my original vinyl of Basement Screams back please. 

Naked Raygun frontman Jeff Pezzati has announced plans to release his first solo EP on May 19th*. Titled The First EP, it contains five tunes he has played for friends over the years but never felt it was the right time to release, until now. It kicks off with “Make Me Whole”, an epic, orchestral 6 and a 1/2 minutes, followed by the purposely lo-fi song “It’s Late,” which shines with vulnerability. The melodic, anthemic “Chromatic Song” employs his pop sensibilities, paving the way for “Ipcress File”, a paean to the mid-60s Michael Caine spy flick. The EP closes with “Who Killed Retro Girl”, which Pezzati was inspired to write after reading the graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming.

* No label info was included in the PR.