Seraphina Lotkhamnga on February 24th, 2011

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Country-tinted tunes have had quite the resurgence in popularity recently, whether it’s on the radio or playing in the local record store these days. And for the most part, folk-flavored genres have also grown more prominent within the SoCal area with the likes of the Belle Brigade, the Fling, the Romany Rye and more. Slang Chickens could just be another twangy band to add to the list, but the ambition Evan Weiss, Dash Hutton, Brandon Intelligator and Brandon Rauch possess as a collective reaches a little deeper, combining the home-style sounds of acoustic guitar, banjo and lap steel with hints of garage pop, blues and punk. The storytelling drawl continues to be at the forefront but songs such as the title track off of their latest EP, “My Floor” via Psychedelic Judaism is refreshing enough for current music to make room for the roots of rock and roll.

||| Download: “My Floor”

||| Live: Slang Chickens wind up their residency on Monday at the Echo, with Papa and the Lovely Bad Things.

Photo by Shiva Zarabi