Daily Archives: August 23, 2018

Reviews, Various

(record review)BELMONT-s/t(Mutant League Records)

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Belmont is a relatively new band from Chicago and this is their new record out on Mutant League Records. I listened to the record and reviewed it for this zine.

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The record contains 10 songs of nice pop punk done in a modern and fresh way. There are some faster stuff like Convalescence which is one of my favorite songs on the record.  What surprised me and impressed me the most with these guys is their playing abilities. This is a very technical and progressive band, very different than most of their peers. Intelligent song structures, but at the same time they retain the old styled pop punk melodies beneath it all. I love the above said song, but also Recluse and Empty are my highlights of this record. You will have to get the album and make your own favorite tracks on this album. With bands like these, pop punk has a bright future.

8,5/10

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(news-punkrock)Coach’s Son (Trenton, NY) Sign with Jetsam-Flotsam. Check out the song of the upcoming e.p. here!

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Chicago’s Jetsam-Flotsam is excited to announce the signing of Trenton, NJ four-piece Coach’s Son.

The label plans to release the band’s debut EP later this year.

Coach’s Son features ex-members of The Great Explainer (Panic State Records, Chunksaah Records) and The Ruining.

Check out “Parenthetical” a song off the upcoming EP here: https://coachsson.bandcamp.com/releases.

Jetsam-Flotsam is a family-owned, independent record label from the Chicago suburbs specializing in all kinds of punk-rock music.

Their purpose is to support and promote musicians who are pursuing their passions by releasing their music both in digital and antiquated physical formats–namely LP, EP, and CD.

The bands they support write moving music that falls under the broad umbrella of punk-rock but, above all, are also awesome, positive people.

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(record review)Riteoff-“Fake it”

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Riteoff is a band from England that I must admit I have never heard of prior to this record, so I listened and reviewed it for this webzine. Read on!

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The record contains five songs that are sailing more in the grungy and noise waters than pure punkrock. That means grungy vocal melodies, noisy parts in the songs, rolling drums and bass and a lot of greasy riffs. Don´t let the cover fool you, this is not some angry political hardcore punk shouting about smash the state and similar, this is emotional heartfelt music done from the heart. I am not a fan of such music, so I am not able to judge whether it is good or bad actually, but I can say that this is high quality song making done from the fans and for the fans! My personal favorite on this record is “Inflicted”.

7/10

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