Tom Dyer's New Pagan Gods

Tom Dyer is a Pacific Northwest fellow, a rather noisy one. For his 9th release in the last six years, he embraces the NW cannon of his youth – works by The Sonics, The Wailers, Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Ventures, The Fleetwoods, Merrilee Rush, as well as many lesser known gems from the 1957-68 period, when Northwest bands could deliver radio hits on the teen beacon KJR.

To execute this difficult task, a relentless and raucous band of Green Monkey stars was assembled - Scott Sutherland and Scott Vanderpool from King County Queens on lead guitar and drums, Joe Ross and Jeff Kelly of the Green Pajamas on bass and the organ. Producer Steve Fisk was brought in to Green Monkey HQ to track the unholy racket.

There was no attempt to duplicate the originals; we knew those could not be topped. The plan was simple. Play these songs with élan, with love and verve, with reverence (but not too much). Be true to the mountain-fresh spirit.

We do hope you enjoy listening to this revisionist Northwest history as much (and as loudly) as we enjoyed making it.