The Smiths bass player Andy Rourke has teamed up with KAV from Happy Mondays to form the new super-group Blitz Vega. The first single Hey Christo has an Oasis Shakermaker-like garage rock sound to it. Very little information is available about the band but live dates and album info are expected to be announced soon.

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For added measure, here is a live performance of the single to give you an idea what the new act is all about.

Here is an interview with Andy and KAV from a few months ago. They call the new record “uptempo action packed”