Guano Padano: “Prairie Fire” (f. Mike Patton) from 2 (Ipecac, 8/7/12)
Led by guitarist Alessandro Stefana, Guano Padano steeps in the traditions of Italian-western cinema while applying surf rock and 1950s and ’60s rock ’n’ roll to the music of America’s south and southwest. The spy-thriller sounds of “Prairie Fire” make masterful use of Ipecac label head Mike Patton, whose Mondo Cane project of old-school Italian pop tunes has included Stefana.
Pretty cool list of songs for 2012.