Monthly Archives: June 2018

Reviews, Various

(record review)The LessOffs-“The LessOffs e.p.”(FirstOff Records)

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Punkrock scene is like a living being. It makes you discover new great bands and labels on a daily basis, so this time I had a privilege to listen to the debut e.p. of The LessOffs, punkrock band from Riverside, California that came out on FirstOff Records.

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The LessOffs play melodic punkrock done with heart and balls. The record contains 5 songs with anthemic choruses, nice melodies just made for singing along and jumping and pogoing at the show. The guys don´t forget a nod to the old influences, so I can hear some Ramones and The Descendents in the song structures. The lyrics are more personal, as I understand the songs, laced with a bit of autoirony and emotion. The vocals are great, and so are backing harmonies with a lot of parts made for you to sing along with. For me, the best songs on the record are “Nothing more” and “The reckoning” being true punkrock anthems. This is not fast stuff, so if you are a fan of the faster, more skatepunk hardcore stuff, you will not find your new favourite band here, but if you are a fan of melodic punkrock done with emotion behind the music and heart and soul, you will spin this record around and around. I know I will.

8,5/10

Follow the band on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lessoffs/

FirstOff Records on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstoffrecords/

Bandcamp: https://firstoffrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lessoffs

Website: https://www.firstoffrecords.com/

 

 

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(new single and video)ANTILLECTUAL (Skate Punk Rock) New single: “Heads You Win, Tails We Lose”. Listen/watch here!

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Antillectual, one of Europe`s most important political punk rock bands, is by no means quitting, or holding back on making new music. On the contrary, the band is drastically increasing their release frequency.

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Instead of working on material for a complete album, Antillectual will record and release new songs one by one. Today the band presents the first of a series of new singles: “Heads You Win, Tails We Lose”.

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2M43tuz

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HpfI1o

Apple: https://apple.co/2Jog7TL

Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/fr/album/64860912

Fb: https://www.facebook.com/antillectual/

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(record review)Running From Daylight-“Elvis Ain´t Dead Yet”

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Running From Daylight are coming from London, Ontario and they play interesting combination of horrorbilly and horrorpunk. I listened and reviewed their recently published new album for my webzine.

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The album contains 7 songs of melodic horrorbilly pumping your fist up in the air and howling with joy when you hear the melody and anthem such as “Full Moon Rising” or “Dead Man´s Crossing”. This is nothing new or revolutionary but I loved every single minute of this record. Production wise, the album is awesome, courtesy of Ryan Izzard at The Music Farm and mastered by Rene “D La Muerte” Garcia at Batcave Studios. The musicianship on this record it tight. What amazed me the most about this record is easiness with which the guys jump from punkrock to rockabilly and psychobilly and back again. Great album! Get it and drop a line or two to the guys from the band because I am sure it would mean a lot to them to hear some positive and uplifting words about their hard work!

7,5/10

Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RFDband/

Get the album on Bandcamp: https://rfdband.bandcamp.com/album/elvis-aint-dead-yet