LA-based MANIAC have released their debut album "Demimonde" fronted by west coast indie rocker, Zache Davis. Known for his work in THE CUTE LEPERS (oka, STEVE E. NIX ANT THE CUTE LEPERS), THE GIRLS, and THE ROUGH KDS, Davis has made the jump to Los Angeles from Seattle to bring the DIY spirit of Northwest rebel rock to SoCal. Shitty days and bat-shit crazy derelict points of direction fuel the frantic whirl of 'Live Like Bats', before shaking it up with the dumpling, pogo dance of 'Dim Sum'. All the instruments are plugged into a rhythm that exhibits the barely contained energy of riffs that ride into the chorus calls of shouts and an anarchy that comes beautifully undone at the seams like a controlled fire, as heard on the energetic candy of 'Party City', 'Wendy, Same Thing' to kicking out the windows and door panes on rental deposit compromising rowdy rockers like, 'Forts'. But the best news is that Maniac designs the entire Side A of the LP as something of a warm-up session, as the real bone-crushing party begins when you flip it over to Side B, switching on the afterburners of 'Dans Le Sang', to the amped oddity anthems like 'Misshape'. The Southern garage pop trails of Goner Records and storied brotherhood bands bloom in full effect on the catchy, 'Rerun Ritual', that ingrains the following chorus into your cranium: 'Here we go, oh no, what do you say when you can’t say no.' No time for slow-dancing numbers, as 'Love Affair' keeps the beat hopping along on bruised heels, to the power ballad of dive-bar-soaked affections on, 'When I’m Gone'. And then for the album’s big finale, Maniac keep true to their title and packs what is possibly their most aggressive song on the full-length with, 'Allright, Okay', which keeps the verbiage terse under a banner of, 'I got nothin’ to say'. Debut LP from our favourite Los Angeles gentlemen punks! West coast supergroup featuring members of THE GIRLS, CLOROX GIRLS, RED DONS, L.A. DRUGZ, IMAGES, SUSPECT PARTS, etc.