The Bevis Frond - Hit SquadAvailable on Record Store Day, 22nd April Available for the first time on vinyl, with updated artwork from band leader Nick Saloman. From the fuzziest West Coast psyche to lilting acoustic work by way of Beatlesy power pop and some gorgeous organ flurries, Hit Squad contains some of the Fronds most realised songs. From the faux 60s spy film styles of the title track, the all out rock of Dragons and Doing Nothing, the classic psych rock of Through The

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