
No Guidance are punk rock band from Germany and this is their debut full length album. There are 11 songs on this beauty. The music of No Guidance can be described as fast paced, energetic melodic punk rock with lots of skate punk and hardcore influences. I love how this record sounds a bit rawer than others production wise. Also, I love the use of hardcore influenced gang backing vocals in some of the songs. Although the music is raw melodic hardcore punk it retains enough melody to be enjoyed by any punks who love their punk rock melodic and made to sing along, also I heard couple of really melancholic guitar melodies and hooks. Main vocals are raspy and raw but melodic at the same time and I can only imagine how these songs sound live. Hopefully I am gonna see them one day playing on stage. Lyrics are special story. So good, so smart and at the same time understandable to all of us. Fine mix of politics watched from the ordinary person´s point of view. My personal favorites are How To Pronounce Metrocity, Anything But A Friend, Better Days.
Great debut album.
