Toro At The Gong Show

Holy macaroni, what a treat it is to hear Strange Magic (aka Javier Romero) sacrificing bloody fingers, a sore throat and aching muscles to the altar of power pop.



If you are looking for new music that is fuzzy, punchy and scrappy, music devoted to presenting only the interesting parts of songs for your short attention spans, look no further than Toro At The Gong Show.



Front-to-back, this album rocks with the unpolished production juxtaposing nicely with the sugary sweet melodies. In a sense, this record reminds me of The Rubs’ 2022 LP Dust. Javier Romero has that same knack for writing killer vocal melodies as Joey Rubbish – and Tony Molina for that matter. But whereas Rubbish channels AM radio, Romero is more of an ’90s alt- and powerpop revivalist. But enough of that, just press play on this one. Toro At The Gong is less than 20-minutes long but jam packed with hooks and fun. - Add To Wantlist