South DaCola music club w/ Jesse Malin and D Generation

Jesse Malin’s first band D Generation’s second album NO LUNCH is a great example of the rebirth of Garage Glam Rock originally started by bands like The New York Dolls and The Dead Boys. The album is very good, but a little head of it’s time. D.G. was popular in their homeland of Canada but the movement didn’t catch on until later in the United States with bands like JET and The Hives.

Malin’s first solo album, produced by famed singer/songwriter Ryan Adams, The Fine Art of Self Destruction, grows on you after awhile. It is kind of a weird mix of

D Generation and Whiskeytown. You either hate it or love it. If you are used to Malin’s voice on NO LUNCH it is a little harder to get used to on a much folkier album like FASD.

Malin’s lyrics remind me a bit like Social Distortion but smarter. You can also tell he is heavily influenced by The Clash.