For a guy who claims Magneto is his favorite superhero, Rudy DeAnda makes music that is anything but evil, though you could argue that his band has a certain magnetic force to it.

Put out by Long Beach label Mountain Man Records, their debut is wrought full of at times crashing, at times pleasant melodic riffs, exploding cymbals and ambient pedal fodder.  Wild Pack makes the kind of music fit for the attentive ear, packing in layers of horns, chirping birds, mathy time signatures and oscillating reverb into surprising song progressions that work on a weird, cosmic level.  De Anda’s vocals have a distinct honesty that makes you want to believe yes, these are real musicians making real music because they love it and they want to reward anyone else courteous enough to listen.

Album highlights include the sultry horn throb that could be mistaken for a Sin City chase scene ¾ of the way through “Little Brazilian Kids” and the floozy molasses background effects on “Angola Prom” as De Anda sings about coalescing his brain into space sounds.  Final track “Hitchhiker’s Guide to Insanity” sees De Anda getting into darker lyrical territory when he sings “I’ll just calmly/step into my casket/maggots waste no time/everything should be just fine.”

With an upcoming west coast tour and SXSW 2011 performance, WPOC won’t be entering their grave anytime soon and look to continue the trend of successful Long Beach talent.  Click the photo to hear songs from The Coroner Can Wait.