Pass the Flask are punk rock band from Midwest and this is their second full length album. The band says that they spent two years in writing and creating these 16 songs presented on this record, we all know which years that were. Pandemics, lockdowns, losses of friends and brutal Midwest winters were reason that this album is so fantastically dark and anguished. I love and enjoy every single minute of this one because this one totally sits on my heart because of some feelings and situations that I am in, so I can totally get myself into this album. This is not your fast and furious skate punk, this is punk rock in purest sense of the word, with rough vocals that somehow evoke all that stuff being sung about. Guitar work creates melancholy and sadness at the same time bringing goosebumps to my skin. Songs like ‘Smoke Stained Walls’ or ‘Fernetti Vedder’ are sure to become your favorites. But, songs ‘Cigarettes and Whiskey’, ‘See You Sometime’ or ‘There is Hope’ will break even the hardest hardcore heart and make you love your friends more, your family and try to cherish what you got, because life is so fragile and can be gone in a second.
Covid pandemics messed up lots of plans, so it also messed up plans of Zurich based punk rockers Überyou in writing and releasing their new record earlier than this. So, that is passed now and here is it. The fifth album by Swiss punk rockers containing 12 songs. The music is melodic punk, but not your fast skate punk/hardcore, this one is rather mid tempo hard hitting emotional melodic punk rock not dissimilar to Bouncing Souls, Hot Water Music, Off With Their Heads, Flatliners and similar bands, at least they reminded me of such genre, although there are also more up tempo straightforward punk songs like for example ‘Just Swinging By’. Vocals are raspy and rough, could easily fit into some wicked street punk band, but don’t worry, vocal melodies, anthemic choruses for singing along and nice guitar melodies and hooks are all here. The lyrics are critics to the overall situation, sure but somehow through prism of small, ordinary man and his/her eyes. There are couple of really hard hitters on this record, for me being ‘Road To Philly’, ‘Revolt’, ‘The Time Is Now’ and ‘By My Side’. This is a beautiful punk rock album.
Time for a band from my hometown scene to grace the pages of this webzine. Emphasis are delivering their vision of darkened post metal since 2005. Now, with some line-up changes the band released their new song taken off the album ‘Lazaret’ . The trio delivers mighty wall of sound and video taken from the animated movie from 1980 directed by legendary Joško Marušić. Check this one out and wait for the album. Judging by this new stuff will melt your face off!
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