Rad Girlfriend Records

Detroit has a long-standing tradition of being the home of raw, high-octane rock 'n' roll, and The Boreouts debut single, Do Your Scam b/w Tightrope, released on Rad Girlfriend Records, is a blistering two-song attack that fuses classic garage rock energy with punk urgency, all delivered with the kind of grit that only Detroit’s underground can provide. The Boreouts bring together musicians from different corners of Detroit’s punk, garage, and ska scenes, resulting in a sound that could only be rooted in the motor city. The Boreouts are an all-star lineup of Detroit legends Jason Navarro (The Suicide Machines, Hellmouth, Break Anchor) on vocals and guitar, Ko Melina (The Dirtbombs) on bass, and John Bunkley (Gangster Fun) on keyboards. Navarro is best known as the frontman of The Suicide Machines, Ko Melina was the bassist and vocalist for The Dirtbombs. She has also been a DJ and host on SiriusXM’s Underground Garage channel. John Bunkley was the in Gangster Fun, a ska band that was active in Detroit’s underground music scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This record is equal parts low fi garage and punk, delivered with the ferocity you’d expect from a lineup this stacked.