Fleshtones - Float Your Showboat / Hear Today

Garage rock legends The Fleshtones have been shaping the face of alternative music for half a century. To celebrate their golden anniversary, they're releasing the limited edition single ""Float Your Showboat"" b/w ""Hear Today."" The former features lead vocals from the original Fleshtones, Keith Streng and Peter Zaremba, with a powerful groove that's trademarked their SUPER ROCK sound for 50 years. ""Hear Today"" is a hip-shaker that illustrates how amazing it is that the mighty Fleshtones are still here. The songs are being released on a 45 single that is limited to 500 copies worldwide.Since forming in Queens in 1976, The Fleshtones have remained one of rock 'n roll's most enduring and beloved live acts, earning a reputation for sweat-soaked performances, infectious grooves, and a devotion to the raw spirit of rock music that has inspired generations of fans and musicians. Over five decades, the band has released a celebrated catalog of albums while becoming fixtures in New York's downtown music culture and international garage rock scenes. They have also been the subject of books (Sweat by Joe Bonomo), movies (Pardon Us For Living But The Graveyard's Full, 2009), played with Ian McKellen on Andy Warhol's MTV program Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes, and were the last band to publicly perform at the World Trade Center's Windows on the World.