We're TA-80!

TA-80 are a punk rock band from Tempe, Az. You can purchase our latest album at: http://interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=54026&

here is a review of the record posted on jerseybeat.com:

TA-80 - Born Insecure

"Hey, the new Runaways’ album is here… oh, wait… it’s the new TA-80 album! Whoa! If they don’t have the feel and mojo of The Runaways I don’t know who does! TA-80 plays punk rock like its 1979 again! Like all those bands that broke the mold back in the day like Stiff Little Fingers, X, Lena Lovich, and the afore mentioned Runaways, TA-80 have that vibe that draws you- no, it’s more like when you take two magnets facing them positive to negative. You’re drawn immediately and lock together, unable to separate unless an outside force is applied.

 

Other than names (Jens 80, Russ 80, Amy 80, Jamin 80), no instruments are given, but I’d bet the rent that TA-80 are your basic guitars, bass, drums and vocals band. Dang, the rabble-rousing rough sound of the solid punk rock on Born Insecure is made even more accessible by the female/male vocals (damn if they don’t remind me of one of Jersey’s finest indie puck rock bands 6 to 8 Mathematics).

 

TA-80’s on-target cynicism (“She Sells Skulls,” “The Grass is always Greener”), progresses throughout the album, but they are NOT a gloom-and-doom band. Smart, Neanderthalic (the good stuff), raw, sharp punk rock is the rock-bottom base for TA-80’s music and lyrics. Garage punk devotees with a wickedly soulful and melodic (Check the last song “Since I Turned Away.” The amazing accapella number is dead-on cool), all interpolated into a powerful attack with a lot of range and greater attention to mechanics. - In other words, TA-80- FUCKIN’ ROCK!!

 

With late 70’s punk urgency songs like “High Gravity Girl,” “Slow Nova,” or “Pills, Pills, Pills,” are gutsy, and authentic. - Your feet will leave the floor listening to this album!

 

I’ll give the last word on the band to Joe Queer (TA-80 has opened for the Queers and The Leftovers, to name a few). "Equal parts Jesus and Mary Chain and The Dickies, they know how to write a mean pop song. TA-80. Get into their world, and learn a little about your own."

 

you can check us out at www.myspace.com/ta80

 

or
www.facebook.com/ta80arego

or listen to us and watch our videos at http://www.reverbnation.com/ta80.