California’s The Wind-Ups have returned with their third album, Confection, that contains eleven blistering tracks of Summery lo-fi Sugar Punk à la Ramones and Spits. Confection is a cotton candy Rock ’n Roll blitzkrieg the was recorded to tape by frontman Jake Sprecher. The anxious and snarling energy of the lead off track A Fine Pink Mist recalls the early days of Denton, TX’s Marked Men in their most primitive state. From there the tone is set, a wall of noise and fuzz-drenched guitars that recalls Black Tambourine‘s Ramones covers EP, with a backbeat that feels like a panic attack. The result is bubblegum music through blown out speakers played at the wrong speed, noisy and demented in the best possible way.

When Sprecher sweetens things up a bit for the saccharine sing-alongs (That’s Just My) Dream Girl and To Keep Away, Confection shows its softer and more sensitive side; but it’s the midtempo spoken word duet, Cheer Up, that steals the show. A love letter to those feeling exhausted, beaten down and doubting themselves, the song radiates the genuineness, positivity and earnestness that really defines who The Wind-Ups are. Last but certainly not least, the LP closes with a rare electric guitar appearance from Jonathan Richman on the outro of Little Boy Blue. Confection bakes the hooks, energy and low fidelity production style of forgotten punk and garage in a sentimental syrup and pops out of the Dandy Boy Records oven for all to enjoy.

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