DESCRIPTION:
Er, I guess it should be titled as "MR DUSTY - Get D-usted", but that would just look silly.

This is Mr. Dusty, a punk group hailing from... San Ramon, California? That's what it says on their non-descript Bandcamp page, but I'm pretty doubtful that's the case. This band shares two members who play in other Vancouver bands, like Crazy Bugs, Weed, and Other Jesus. Those two members are "Flip McGee Sandy" and Katayoon, who are up in Vancouver, right? Does this mean that they used to be in the States, but relocated to Canada, or that they set their location to San Ramon because they think it's funny? I'm guessing the latter. Well, good tunes aren't reliant on location, and there's plenty good tunes to be found on this four-track cassette, so who cares about the logistics of it?

Like I said, Mr. Dusty shares two members with Crazy Bugs, a group that I've uploaded in the past (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaCWf-ERrd4), with Will--er, I mean, "Flip" on guitar. It's unbeknownst to me as to what Katayoon plays, but hey, it's a toss-up between bass and drums. Take a guess. In fact, I don't know much about this group aside from that. Mr. Flip sent this tape to me recently, along with a handwritten note which serves as my source of information (Thanks a ton for that Will, not a lot of people write letters like that these days). All he had to say about this tape, which came out in late 2014, were the shared members with Crazy Bugs, and how there's a new Mr. Dusty release set to drop within a couple weeks. So, I'm doing what I do best here: taking shots in the dark and probably missing every one, but people will still believe me regardless. My self-importance is reaching an all-time high, everyone.

Mr. Dusty should be a sleeper hit. I'm so surprised that it isn't, even though I personally set my sights low once I had the tape in my possession. Not because of a lack of faith in the project or anything, I just didn't anticipate receiving it, and had never heard their name being thrown around before, ever. Apparently, nobody really has. After scavenging the web for a bit, I found barely anything mentioning them, save for some pages for past gigs, a few Tumblr posts, and their Bandcamp page (Which, by the way, doesn't include the third track "Trouble For Dusty". I gotchu though, ripped the whole tape for you's). I doubt many punks outside of Vancouver are even familiar with these guys. That's just criminal, Mr. Dusty is fantastic. Three days in, and these four distinct melodies are already imprinted into my mind, each containing their own bouncy hooks. Seriously, emphasis on bouncy, this tape's a real toe-tapper for sure. "Mature Little Guy" is such a fun track, I can feel myself riding those grooves in the chorus segments without fail. The bass and drums are palpable, and doesn't leave a lot to be desired when it comes to intoxicating rhythms. So much so, in fact, that I had to record this tape over three times just to get a rip that doesn't totally demolish my speakers at high volumes, and even then, the current version is still a bit belligerent. I don't mind it in the slightest though. If there's one band that I'd be willing to destroy my equipment over, it'd be this one.

I'm really impressed by Mr. Dusty. As previously stated, this band's not dead yet either, with a new tape set to release in a couple of weeks, so it's good to know that we've got something to look forward to. You better believe that I'm gonna post it once it reaches me, without a doubt, because Mr. Dusty makes me feel like I'm at a one-man slam-rodeo that I don't want out from. Check it out and wonder where this tape's been all your life.

TRACK LIST:
Mature Little Guy - 0:00
Booze Coma - 1:22
Trouble For Dusty - 3:08
Get Dusted - 4:05

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download/c1r1l0bacbnla01/Get_Dusted.zip