Made In America - Potty Mouth, "Hell Bent" (2013)

Bands like Northhampton, Massachusettes alt-rockers Potty Mouth make me happy. They make me happy because they sound so damn good and they sound so good because they've been able to accomplish what's always been so hard to do in music. That's allowing their influences to gently affect their music but not overwhelm it, letting it feel familiar but original. They also rock.

Potty Mouth are made up of Abby Weems, Ally Einbinder, Phoebe Harris, and Victoria Mandanas. The quartet formed in 2011 and quickly released their Sun Damaged EP the following year which emanated the best parts of 90's alternative from Bikini Kill to Sebadoh and Sonic Youth, that's driving rhythms and melodic choruses. Later that year they released the first single and video for the song "Damages" from what would become their debut album, Hell Bent.

2013 has them gearing up to release their debut Hell Bent on Marshall Teller Records (UK) and Old Flame Records (US). The release date is set for September 17th. If the single "The Spins" is any representation of what's on Hell Bent then you'd be doing yourself a favor to pre-order the album right now.