08 August 2025

THE KUSTOMS – Out Of The Downtown / Drop Stomper (2025, 7”, On Stage Records)

RELEASE INFO:

Label: On Stage Records

Format: 7”, Single, 45RPM Vinyl

Release Date: 11 June 2025

Rev it up and drop the needle! Straight from the grease-stained alleys and the sweaty clubs of Greece, The Kustoms come roaring back with a brand new 7″ scorcher, which happens to be their debut Single: “Out Of The Downtown / Drop Stomper”. This double-sided rocket of raw rock’n’roll and hip-shakin’ rockabilly madness is cut loud at 45rpm and burns fast. Featuring two fiery standouts from their 2024 CD “Beat On The Rhythm”, this slab of wax captures the band in full swagger mode — Shockin’ Steve leading the charge with his howlin’ vocals, backed by Milton Veloukas’s razor-sharp guitar licks, George Georgiou’s slap-happy double bass, and the thunder-pounding drums of Alex Apostolakis. It’s hot, it’s wild, and it’s ready to wreck your turntable. Let’s dive in to this two-track slab of vintage rock’n’roll heat…

Side A (Bop Side) “Out Of The Downtown”: This one’s a blues-drenched bopper with dirt under its nails and fire in its boots. Cut live on vintage gear, the rawness bleeds through every twangy guitar lick and stompin’ backbeat. Add in some howlin’ harmonica and a killer dead-stop ending, and you’ve got a proper floor-shaker that oozes swagger and sweat where rockabilly grit meets southern blues soul.

Side B (Jive Side) “Drop Stomper”: On the flip, they drop the vocals and let the groove do the talkin’. “Drop Stomper” is a slick instrumental jiver, the kind you spin at midnight when the dance floor starts to sway instead of bounce. It’s a showcase of the band’s chops and their knack for keeping it cool without losing the punch… So, do yourselves a favor and go GRAB these two killer cuts that straddle the line between boppin’ and strollin’. Pure wax dynamite for lovers of authentic rockabilly and backroom blues! TimeLord Michalis