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Download: Vamos' Heatwave

By Sarah Cobarrubias in Arts & Entertainment on Mar 7, 2013 8:00PM

2013_1_18_Vamos.jpg It takes some real nerve to drop a release named Heatwave during the cold winter of Chicago, but we forgive Vamos. The local threesome has a special place in our hearts, or at least in our erogenous zone—they know how to make their punk rock fast, loud, hard, and a little bit sultry, and they’re forever trying to seduce us with loose and lusty vocals. Heatwave is no exception:

Download: Vamos’ Heatwave

The band just dropped this release today—a sort of parting gift before they head out tomorrow for the long road trip to Austin for SXSW, and they’ll be mini-touring along the way with partners in punk rock Massive Ego. Heatwave will be released on Maximum Pelt as a cassette, and it’ll also include the tracks "stones" and "chemicals" (you can listen to those here).