Make no mistake Don't Hear It Fear It! (available on gatefold vinyl) finds this Hastings threesome delivering the kind of greasy hard-rock thrills rarely heard in this climate of blind nostalgia and misjudged authenticity. Its hard n heavy, without the marshmallow; its old-fashioned yet so NOW that it hurts; it has yer actual Tony McPhee of the Groundhogs on it its a rock n roll album made by people who give two shits and who have earned just a little me time in the company of your ears. OK? Debut full-length by this talked about band, featuring members of UK Stoner/Garage band Gorilla, the Shovell are named after a 17th century English naval commander. Bill Darlington plays drums and is too thin, Louis Comfort-Wiggett plays bass without his glasses falling off and Johnny Gorilla plays guitar and shouts, both loudly. Formed in Hastings, they have been together as a band since 2008 and mates for donkeys years; their lineage includes more neo-psych, garage, freakbeat and powerpop combos than you could shake a stick. Guest apperance from the actual Tony McPhee of The Groundhogs.