The Coathangers One Way Or The Highway (Half Red, Half Purple)
On limited Half Red / Half Purple color vinyl. Suicide Squeeze Records is proud to offer up One Way or the Highway, their latest installment inan ongoing series of split 7" singles, this time featuring Atlanta's The Coathangers and SouthernCalifornia's L.A. Witch. For their contributions, both bands opted to reinterpret beloved songs byclassic punk pioneers of their respective coasts. The Coathangers do their spin on Blondie's "OneWay Or Another," employing their trademark sweet-and-salty combination of scrappy punk andtwee pop to highlight the song's spikey riffage and gritty soul while retaining it's beguiling hooks.L.A. Witch take on The Gun Club's smoky punk blues with an exhilarating rendition of "Ghost onthe Highway." The trio harness all of the original's propulsive energy and rockabilly swagger whileadding a seductive element to the song's tales of ominous temptations, draping it all in an extracoating of dusty tolex reverb to bolster it's vintage avor.
