Pure Country Gold, "Moanin' in the Moonlight" (Unreleased)

Portland's Pure Country Gold, as every review must note, remain hitless, twangless, and resolutely un-virginal, but one part of that's about to change. "Moanin' in the Moonlight", a roughly mastered track recently recorded with Steve Lobdell at Audible Academy for the garage duo's forthcoming second album, finds garage duo Patrick Foss and Jake Welliver embracing a bubblegum punk groove to set the nation pogoing. Their smarts and energy were never in question, but this ranks with the best early Jam singles—and I've no higher compliment.

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PCG plays at Slabtown on Wednesday, March 5.

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