Ty segall tour manager3/15/2023 ![]() This short, sharp, shock of a collection balances well known songs with more obscure tracks. Given his rough, low-fi, aggressive style, there is little in the way of polish here, but that serves to remind of Bolan's impact on punk. ![]() The most extreme take though must be from prolific Californian musician Ty Segall, whose various Bolan covers are collected in Ty Rex. Given his pop smarts, often unconventional lyrics, idiosyncratic songwriting style, post modern mash-up of different eras, and androgynous imagery, Bolan's T Rex is a more natural role model for left field musicians, be it Bauhaus and Siouxsie Sioux Supernature-era Goldfrapp, the classic rock stylings of King Tuff or the eletronica of Neon Indian while The Black Keys 'Everlasting Light' hardly bothers to disguise it's a rewrite of Bolan's 'Mambo Sun'. ![]() ALTHOUGH HIS death is approaching its 40th anniversary, Marc Bolan's influence remains potent for musicians, not within the mainstream, which he dominated from 1971 to 1973, but within indie/alternative. ![]()
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