Mark Sultan doesn't simply revive old sounds and old excitements; he ingests them, digests them, and regurgitates them as something new and personal. Ever since he served as drummer and singer in the notorious Canadian punk act the Spaceshits in the 1990s, he's been fashioning harsh psych, rangey country, dreamy doo-wop, 50s juvie punk, and anarchic noise into strange, catchy, jubilant, occasionally jokey pop songs. He's also made a virtue out of his one-man-band set-up and his irreverent affection for the darker corners of rock history. In the last year, he has branched out into more collaborative projects, however-- donning a choir robe for the garage-gospel group the Almighty Defenders, a (hopefully) one-off collaboration with Black Lips, and playing Ding to Bloodshot Bill's Dong in the Ding-Dongs. Sultan also resumed his role in BBQ Show for another album (and a coloring book!) with friend and longtime cohort King Khan.