(review) Pulley – The Golden Life (SBÄM Records, Thousand Island Records)

I witnessed Pulley playing their set live back in 2019 at Punk Rock Holiday when they headlined Monday and it was a disaster, at least in my opinion. Singer Scott Radinsky was just too drunk and all around him every song just fell apart, although music was not so bad, he spoiled everything for me, when I wanted to see one of the bands I so love since the nineties and their Epitaph releases. Anyway, this is their first full length album with new material after a long time and these twelve songs are a treat for every nineties skate/melodic punk fan out there. Songs are written great, Scott´s vocals sound better than ever along with backing vocal harmonies and superb melodies. In all, this album somehow evokes an atmosphere and vibe of melancholy and mixture of happiness and sadness at the same time. Maybe it is only me, maybe I remember all of the times and people that are gone now, maybe something else. But, it is a good record to listen to, my personal favorites are Wake Up, Sad Song, Golden Life. Just can´t wait to hear the new material live. Hope their set will be better next time I see them play live.

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