By Bob Makin
originally published: 07/25/2025
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is “Endless Drool” by The NEW Bardots. PHOTO BY BOZAK
From The NEW Bardots’ newest full-length album, “Endless Drool,” comes the new single and title track, a hard-edge rocker with all the toppings!
Blasting guitars, tasty Rickenbacker bass, massive drums, a dirty harp solo, and a Hammond organ cherry on top, and you have a rock ‘n’ roll sundae that is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.
As the Makin Waves Song of the Week, “Endless Drool” also can be heard between 6 and 8 p.m. on July 25 on “Radio Jersey at ThePenguinRocks.com. If you miss it, you can tune in any time in the archives at The Penguin and Mixcloud.
Recorded at bassist-engineer and co-producer Dan Skye’s Skylab Studios in Roosevelt, the tune debuted at No. 7 on the Indie Aliance world top 100 chart, stayed in the Top 15 for five weeks and is hovering in the 54th spot after eight weeks.
“It started it out as a filler song but kind of grew on us,” said front man Wayne Olivieri, who co-produced the album with Dan and guitarist Gar Francis.
Signed to Bongo Boy Records, which Gar co-founded, The NEW Bardots areworking on their fourth full-length album, which should be out by summer’s end.
“We are all studio rats and seem to thrive in that environment the past five-and-a-half years with three full albums, four EPs, 16 singles and 15 videos,” Wayne said. “We hope to be doing a live gig soon so stand by for dates.”
Wayne also keeps busy with his memoir, “The Undiscovered Showman: A True Story of Being Almost Famous.”
For more about the band, visit them on Facebook.
Bob Makin has produced Makin Waves since 1988. Follow Makin Waves on Facebook and contact Bob at [email protected].
About the author:
New Jersey Stage is proud to be the home of Bob Makin's Makin Waves column since 2017. His Song of the Week column comes out every Friday. He also writes an Album of the Month and Interview of the Month as well.
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