(record review) SQUARE SHAPES-After The Fact(People Of Punk Rock Records)

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Remember Square Shapes? We did the review for their last record in our zine. Now, they have a new full length record out with People Of Punk Rock Records.

What I love about this band is that they do not complicate things in their music and the song structures. They rather play old school no holds barred fast and melodic 90-ies influenced skatepunk/hardcore with fast drums, melodic vocals and backing vocal harmonies, catchy guitar riffs, anthemic choruses made for singalong and overall great vibe on their record. This 15 new songs are just made for you to feel better and smile when listening to the music which really saves and makes your day great. The songs I would recommend to you among others as the highlights of the record are: Cobalt, Visualize, Trying to find you and Wanted more. This is a great record and I am happy how this band progressed and became even better since their last record.

8,5/10

http://peopleofpunkrockrecords.com/

https://squareshapes808.bandcamp.com/album/after-the-fact

(new video) Like Torches deliver new music video, check out the album details!

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Stockholm, Sweden’s LIKE TORCHES has announced the release of their upcoming album Love And Losses, set for release on November 1st on Victory Records. These five passionate musicians have worked diligently across two continents over the last several years to create a fresh, stellar rock album for the current times. Today, the quintet deliver the first music video from the album, “The Guilt Of Surviving.”

Watch The Video “The Guilt Of Surviving.”

“By realizing you’ve made mistakes you will grow and find strength,” confides guitarist/vocalist Daniel Karn. “The song is proving that you can find power and embrace your past, even the mistakes.”

“The music video takes us back to playing smaller shows, and just enjoying the small and simple things in life. Sometimes in the present, we might make things complicated for ourselves in trying to find happiness. Remembering these simpler times can help us overcome current obstacles and realizing that life doesn’t have to be complicated.”

Yellowcard vocalist Ryan Key took lead as producer as the Swedish outfit packed up and took to the streets of Nashville to create Loves And Losses. Key interjects, “It’s hard to explain the excitement hearing your work completed like this, so proud of these dudes and these songs.” On the recording of the band’s first material in over two years, Karn explains, “We wanted to combat our normal surroundings, and the culture of Nashville helped us be more creative and filled us with so much inspiration so we could find our perfect sound. We literally explored new territories and that allowed us to feel the highs and lows of being in a band, hence the name Loves And Losses.

Rounded out by vocalist Jonathan Karn, guitarist Erik Thyr, bassist Zakarias Faleij and drummer Jimmy Brunkvist, LIKE TORCHES have toured with such artists as Hit The Lights, Memphis May Fire, Taking Back Sunday, Yellowcard and many others across Europe, Japan, the United States and Australia. Karn promises fans, “To everyone that has supported us through this journey: We took our time on this one. We wanted to make it right. And we did. The record came out sounding just the way we hoped and dreamed it would. Thank you so much for the patience and see you on the road soon!”

http://www.victoryrecords.com/