exPorter - New Rubber Girlfriend 

Even though it only has six songs, New Rubber Girlfriend, the latest EP from Santa Barbara’s exPorter shows an impressive array of diversity while still maintaining a strong sense of cohesiveness.  “Mustash Sally” gets things going and is a solid blast of high-energy pop punk. Shifting in darker direction, “Letting Go” is somewhat reminiscent of Weezer with a very taut sound that conveys the tension of the lyrics before exploding in the chorus.  The fuzzy, bluesy guitars of “Southern Kingsnake” give it a stoner rock vibe, but if stoner rock had more of a pop slant.  The West Coast roots of the band really come through on “805” an upbeat power pop tune with just a little bit of grit.  The simple, largely acoustic guitar and vocals track “Flowers” is an infectious lo-fi pop tune that brings us to the strangely titled closer “She Won’t Stop Eating Batteries,” which sounds like a long-lost nineties alt rock tune that is so familiar you will feel like you have heard it before.  

(exPorter)