Los Angeles trio Zig Zags builds on a foundation of scuzzy, punk-paced rock ’n’ roll similar to ’70s bands like Bizarros and the Rubber City Rebels. But listen closely to their Ty Segall-produced eponymous debut, and you’ll also hear trace elements of the Alice Cooper Band, early Royal Trux, and the Damned.
While most musicians are reticent to describe their own sound, Zig Zags pretty much nail it in the segment of their bio that reads, “When [Metallica bassist] Cliff Burton wore that Misfits shirt—Zig Zags. When the Emergency Broadcast System interrupts that John Carpenter movie—Zig Zags. When a soggy pile of Thrasher mags and Jack Kirby comics spills out of a dumpster behind the Sunday school—Zig Zags.”