Seraphina Lotkhamnga on September 23rd, 2014

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There are many sides to rock ’n’ roll, and not only does L.A. duo Street Joy (and producer Michael Coleman) seem to know how to touch all the bases, but each single (there are six altogether now) they pump out stay with you long after the last note, no matter how different they are from one another. Singer-guitarist-bassist Jason DeMayo and drummer-singer Scott Zimmerman have slinked hard in “Same As Me;” they’ve cut loose with bluesy energy in “Laurel Hill;” they’ve gone garage-rock with “Wandering In Your Mind;” they’ve thrown psych-rock into the anthemic “Disappoint You Girl;” and they’ve even gone soft in the folk-rock ballad “Moon.” Their latest single “Wrong Cloud,” however, may show their sunny SoCal roots the most with that bright guitar riff peeking out of the percussion like a surfer coming out of the waves every now and then. If you’re searching for an undeniable two-piece band that leaves the ostentatious to the Black Keys, then Street Joy comes to your rescue.

||| Stream: “Wrong Cloud”

||| Also: Check out “Disappoint You Girl” and “Moon”

||| Previously: “Same As Me,” “Laurel Hill,” “Wandering In Your Mind”