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The Sinclairs is Mr Rat Scabies and Mr Billy Shinbone, making easy listening much more difficult. Rat Scabies is mostly known for his drumming skills in legendary punk band The Damned, whereas Billy Shinbone also plays with post-punkers i-nichi, with ex-Specials' Neville Staple and also with Simon Chesterfield.

Rat and Billy met back in the 90s when Billy's psychedelic pop band Flipron walked into Rat's studio asking how much time a hundred quid would buy them. Somehow, they managed to stay for a couple of years, and Rat produced two of their albums, and they've been friends ever since.

Since 2019, The Sinclairs have released two albums via Cleopatra Records ('Sparkle' in 2020, and 'The Long Slow Death Of A Cigarette' in 2023'), with not only sounds of psychedelic, gurgly, electronic, surfed punk, but with some rather special guests too - Zumi Rosow of Black Lips, Kid Congo Powers of The Cramps, Roger Chapman of iconic '60s band Family, and members of Japanese garage punk treasures The 5,6,7,8's, plus British actor Kevin Eldon.

Back with a new twin-spin 7" record, Rat and Billy have once again recorded two songs that are ready for world exposure. First up is 'Dirty River', with guest vocals from Bristol's glam-pop vocalist Emily Breeze. On the flip is '…And Garnish With A Fresh Tarantula'; a punked up surf guitar instrumental. Pick your favourite! Will it be savage fuzzed out glam-noir, or will it be swirling apocalyptic swamp pop?

TRACK LISTING

1. Dirty River (feat. Emily Breeze)
2. ...And Garnish With A Fresh Tarantula