The Vault: Can’t Knock The Paybacks

Brian Raftery | April 25, 2007 9:50 am
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When the Detroit music scene was finally “discovered” a few years ago, the Paybacks was one of the groups most often assigned Possible Next Big Thing status, thanks in part to lead singer Wendy Case’s gargled-with-shrapnel voice. Knock Loud, the Paybacks’ fiery 2002 album, didn’t make them international stars, but it’s one of the best garage-rock records in recent memory, and you couldn’t ask for a more stirring kick-off track than “Just You Wait”:

The Paybacks – Just You Wait [MP3, link expired] The Paybacks – Black Girl [MP3, link expired] The Paybacks [MySpace]

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