THE SERPENTEENS w/ Marco Argiro & Special Guests

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Third Man Records

THE SERPENTEENS w/ Marco Argiro & Special Guests at The Blue Room 7/5

There’s a restless energy on The Serpenteens’ debut album, Revolution. Perhaps, it’s that the songs were conceived in the height of the 2020 COVID-19 shutdown. Or, maybe it’s that Tracy Jean and Marco Argiro embody that wonderful, wandering punk attitude. The safe bet’s on the latter.

Marco Argiro has been a recognized name in music scenes both foreign and domestic for years. With British band The Killing Floor and American band Marco With Love, Argiro has opened for acts like Twenty One Pilots, Courtney Barnett, Fitz and The Tantrums and Marky Ramone. Not only a drummer, Tracy brings a plethora of life and experience into The Serpenteens. Tracy truly embodies living as an artist, with skills in songwriting, visual art, sculpting, puppeteering, and more. Between the two of them, Argiro and Tracy Jean have led many lives. And all of that experience is rolled up into the songs on Revolution.

Together, Marco and Tracy are searching for the dark heart of rock and roll. Though the duo just started writing together within the past two years, their sound is already fully formed and functional. From the opening notes of “Corpse Pose,” it’s clear that The Serpenteens are chasing a colossal, almost symphonic sound. Octave fuzz, cowbell, and thumping floor toms introduce listeners to the band’s haunting tones. Though there’s a darkness imbued into the songs, the energy is nothing but infectious. It’s an onslaught of raucous joy.