Miami is known for a lot of things. Garage rock isn’t one of them. The Jacuzzi Boys, however, have been working on changing their city’s reputation since 2007 by churning out their very own blend of carefree, sun-baked, psychedelic garage rock. Their latest release “Double Vision” is a bright, accessible track that is chock full of phasers and reverb, giving credence to arguments that they be among the most significant bands Miami has produced in years. Stream it below.

STREAM: Jacuzzi Boys – “Double Vision” 

As we mentioned in last week’s post on Thee Oh Sees, Adult Swim has brought together a handful of garage rock heavyweights for a free compilation album, aptly titled Garage Swim. Through a partnership with Williams Street Records, the media house has released nearly 20 albums over the past 6 years, but this latest project is surely a standout. Garage Swim is a gritty 52-minutes-worth of raucous head banging that features 15 as of now unreleased tracks from the likes of Mikal Cronin, The Black Lips and more.

Download Garage Swim for free here or stream it below.

STREAM: Adult Swim – Garage Swim 

Thee Oh Sees haven’t always been the band you see today. The psych-rock stalwarts began as the one-man side project of John Dwyer and over the next decade slowly evolved into its current four-member iteration, changing names five times along the way. One thing that has been constant about The Oh Sees, however, is their tendency to put out good music.

For their latest venture, Thee Oh Sees have teamed up with Adult Swim and a handful of garage rock heavy hitters for Garage Swim. The compilation album features tracks by Mikal Cronin, King Tuff, The Black Lips and King Kahn to name a few. Thee Oh Sees’ contribution, “Devil Again,” has been offered up as the first taste from this album. It’s the type of straightforward, head bangin’ rock song that you love to hear from these guys. Stream it below.

STREAM: The Oh Sees – “Devil Again” 

What’s not to like about Velociraptor? Not only are we fans of their party-starting, beach-ready garage rock, but this Brisbane outfit is comprised of not three, not five…but twelve Aussies. Yes, TWELVE. We can’t help but feel like that’s the coolest thing ever. Velociraptor: you are hereby certified rad. Strap on your swimming shorts and stream their track “Walk On By” below.

“Walk On By” comes off Velociraptor’s self-titled EP, which comes out May 20th via Heart Throb Records.

STREAM: Velociraptor – “Walk On By”

Not much is known about the Italian duo, aptly named — at least at this point in their career — Wildmen. Their single “Haters Gonna Hate,” which comes off their self-titled debut, sounds like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club meets the Black Lips with a dash of Black Flag. It starts out with a gentle folk progression that quickly ramps up to an all-out garage anthem that’ll cultivate some serious self-confidence.

Wildmen is available now on Shit Music for Shit People. You can pick up a digital copy here or vinyl here, if you’re into plastic plates.

STREAM: Wildmen – “Haters Gonna Hate”

Youthful Chicago garage rock trio Smith Westerns have announced the release date of their third studio album, Soft Will. Although we won’t be seeing it until the summer, the band has teased the follow-up to 2011′s Dye It Blonde with the new LP’s first single, “Varsity.” Unlike “Weekend” and the bands earlier rock-oriented material, “Varsity” is much more mellow in scope; psych-drenched instrumentals and a calmer melody seem to be the big focus here. It’d be easy to cast Smith Westerns as MGMT converts based off this single alone, but there’s sure to be a variety of sounds ready to explode on this new album.

Smith Western’s Soft Will will drop June 11 via Mom + Pop.

STREAM: Smith Westerns – “Varsity”

Wild Asian Motorcycle Sex Gang. That’s the concept director Nick Walter thought up three years ago and brought to life in LA-based garage rock artist Hanni El Khatib‘s video for “Family,” which comes off his upcoming Dan Auerbach-produced album, Head In The Dirt. Aside from some bare-hand octopus fishing, the video description pretty much speaks for itself. So yes, it’s NSFW. Watch it above.

Hanni El Khatib’s Head In The Dirt comes out May 3rd via Inertia.

STREAM: Hanni El Khatib – “Family”

Never mind that frontman Julian Casablancas and his blue-blooded comrades met at privileged Manhattan prep academies and elite Swiss boarding schools, The Strokes make music for the working class, man. Spearheads of the early 2000s post-punk revival, on new single “All The Time” these rich kids thankfully graduate from pure Kinks copycats and (somehow) narrowly evade self-parody.

“All The Time” centers around Casablancas’ trademark Lou Reed-esque deadpan vocals and imperceptible lyrics, and present are the familiar jangly, power-strummed guitars and bouncy, bubblegum drums, but the track brims with a revived sense of urgency and youth, a freshman energy usually lost on exalted rockstars now in their mid-30s.

Short n’ sweet, “All The Time” is all the things you love and hate about The Strokes, but you gotta admire Casablancas & Co. for trying on subtly different colors while sticking to their well-worn fabric. Sure, The Strokes are never gonna blow your mind with technical virtuosity, but man, they still know how to write a freaking catchy pop tune. Stream it below.

The Strokes’ Comedown Machine is due out March 26th on RCA/Rough Trade.

STREAM: The Strokes – “All The Time”

New York-based trio Skaters created a bit of a buzz early last year with their self-released EP Schemers. Fresh off signing with Warner Bros., the group is set to continue its rise with the single “I Wanna Dance (But I Don’t Know How).” New wave bass beats mix with fuzzy guitars steeped in a ’77 sound here to create a wave of toe-tapping, arm-flailing rock music. The vocals pour out in an affected punk-rock sneer as the rhythms switch between unrestrained noise and anxious anticipation. The song is pure energy.

“I Wanna Dance (But I Don’t Know How)” will be released as a 7″ single on April 9th with the band’s debut full-length coming out some time this summer. Stream it below.

STREAM: Skaters – “I Wanna Dance (But I Don’t Know How)”

Want shimmering waves of acid-washed guitar fuzz to knock you down into the oncoming breakers, rending you helpless to the onslaught of shoe-gaze sea foam? If so, you came to the right place. Brooklyn’s Lazyeyes throw the garage-like distortion of the Northwest and the surf-rock vibes of the Left Coast on top of the heavy reverb and atmospherics of East Coast dream pop. But don’t take my word for it. I’ve attached their new track “Wait” as evidence below. Enjoy.

Lazyeyes is planning on releasing their four-song, self-titled EP on January 26, 2013.

STREAM: Lazyeyes – “Wait”