Kevin Bronson on February 3rd, 2015

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Gateway Drugs are the rare guitar band thse days whose work you can’t pin to just one or two junctures on the timeline of rock ’n’ roll. We won’t bother with extra-long hyphenates, but in recent months the L.A. psych-rock quartet has stoked anticipation for some sort of release with their roaring live shows. And the first single from their forthcoming debut “Magick Spells” does not disappoint. “Fridays Are for Suckers” sounds at once new and like it’s been around forever, with its pugilistic bass line and vaguely sneering vocals. The band features siblings Liv, Noa and Gab Niles (offspring of the Knack’s bassist Preston Niles), along with Blues Williams, all of whom play multiple instruments and share lead vocal duties. “Magick Spells” is out March 3.

||| Stream: “Fridays Are for Suckers”

||| Live: Gateway Drugs perform Feb. 14 at the Slidebar in Fullerton, Feb. 26 at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, March 1 at Maison (721 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa) and March 5 at the Roxy (opening for Swervedriver).

||| Previously: Bands to Watch 2015; live at Echo Park Rising. Photo by Chris Grismer