Brighton, England's Sam McGarrigle was just 20 years old when he began recording lo-fi fuzz pop songs as Gross Magic in early 2011. From the strength of early online demos, much attention was flung at Gross Magic, critically praised by some as the brightest possible continuation of the lo-fi revivalism and '90s indie nostalgia championed by bands like Wavves and Yuck just a few years earlier. A five-song EP, Teen Jamz, was released on Sounds of Sweet Nothing in August of 2011 and later licensed by Fat Possum that October. The group toured incessantly in support of the release until the end of the year and beyond. ~ Fred Thomas