ARTISTS

Sauna Heat

Michael Younker

Years Active: 2013-2017
Genre: Garage Punk / Rock 'n' Cruise
Home: Savannah, Georgia, USA
Associated Acts: Michael Younker, Triathalon, Gymshorts (live)
For Fans Of: Thee Oh Sees

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Biography

Spawned in the swamps of Savannah, GA, Sauna Heat is a scuzzy, high-energy punk band guaranteed to make you sweat. "We’re old school rock ‘n’ cruise — Detroit style," says frontman Michael Younker. Known for mashing on a floor tom and bleeding on strings, Sauna Heat make hips sway and shoulders shimmy between sips of malt liquor and holy water. "We would pray to our gods before each set, except Iggy Pop is still alive and the 80’s didn’t kill the Gories," says Younker. Rock ‘n’ roll – no bullshit, no filler, just scorchers and groovers. "We wail about drugs, women and church — like true Americans oughta."

On September 23rd 2014, Furious Hooves released a split EP between Savannah garage rockers Sauna Heat & Wet Socks. Leave your studded leather jacket at the door, this ain't no Ty Segall show. We're wearing denim for this cassette's arrival... ‘Double Denim.’ On one side, Wet Socks bring the fever – the boogie fever. Sauna Heat take no time to spin back up the groove on the other side of the tape. Put your children to bed, grab your discount beer, and kick back while Sauna Heat does damage to your, already, onset tinnitus. Presenting a more traditional take on rock 'n' roll, it only makes sense that Sauna Heat will star in the 2015 remake of 'Detroit Rock City.'

– Bio written by Michael Younker.