Tunnel Vision

Tunnel Vision, Brooklyn-based Witnesses debut album. "The Big Apple's first post-rawk revival NYhilism is upon us. Or something like that. When bassist Kenan Gündüz closes out a set by singing Sparks' 1980 anthemic holdover "Rock 'n' Roll People in a Disco World," you can't help but feel a real connection, like the wild spirit of rock has been articulated. All those stretchy blues riffs, spasmodic vocals, and bratty snarls belong to the Witnesses, a Brooklyn-based cross-tread of the Rolling Stones, the Stooges, and Steppenwolf. But don't tell them that. The Witnesses hate the term "retro," and they want little to do with the so-called rock revival going on in New York." ~ Village Voice