A new song from Steve McBean is cause for celebration. “North Hollywood Microwaves,” which you can listen to below, is a new song from McBean’s Pink Mountaintops project. The group, which originally featured a lineup consisting of members of McBean’s other band, heavy psych-rock outfit Black Mountain, has had a constantly rotating cast of characters ever since — members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Warlocks, and more have been part of the band at some point. “North Hollywood” is the first single off the new Pink Mountaintops album, “Get Back,” which is set to be released on April 29 via Jagjaguwar. The track, which features sleazy saxophone lines (think Iggy & The Stooges‘ “Fun House”) wrapped around a fuzzy guitar attack, boasts a guest appearance from Annie Hardy of Giant Drag, who raps at the end of track. Yep, you read that right.
—Craig Hubert
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