Ty Segall: Singles 2007-2010

Label: Goner

Um...whoa. What would you expect from this record's title? A bunch of good-to-great rock songs, sure, okay. So why does this assembled batch of singles come off like one of the best rock albums of 2011? Consistency of style, consistency of quality, quality of quality. At 25 songs spread over an efficient 55 minutes, Singles 2007-2010 surveys the concentrated garage-rock history contained within the person of Ty Segall. And it is damned formidable, kids! Just about every song strikes some rough-cut punk gold, like melody and energy getting married in your blood. Seriously! Twenty-one Segall original rippers plus four tunes hijacked from NYC punk-weirdos Chain Gang, Thee Oh Sees, '70s Canuck proto-punks Simply Saucer and the almighty Gories. Perfect capers each one. Just shut up and do what we tell you this one time! Please! Come on!