Magnanimous Collector’s pick of the week: Poppets’ “Get Back” EP

Sweden has been pumping out great underground rock ‘n’ roll for quite some time now, including guitar noodlers the Hellacopters, garage punk experimentalists Regulations and hardcore purists Amdi Petersen’s Arme, not to mention its most high-profile punk rock export, the crowd-pleasing Hives.

Add Poppets to the list, a lo-fi, drum machine-based duo that consists of former Heartattacks front man Magnus Andersson and his girlfriend, Lina. Over the course of four tight, catchy tunes, the fearless pair serves up a stripped-down, pop punk landscape that is definitely one of the best releases yet from Sacramento’s primo Plastic Idol Records. With another seven-inch available on Austria’s Bachelor Records and a forthcoming one slated for San Francisco’s Bubbledumb Records, Poppets are one hard-working band. Reward them for their efforts by picking up a copy of the latest EP – after all, only 300 copies were pressed.

--Jason Gelt

Photo: Plastic Idol Records

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