These guys are from the streets of Fryslân, Holland and have been in the scene for a while having played in Spirit 84, DSS, No Denial, Dead Horse Running, de Hûnekop, Icepick, to name but a few.
This e.p. contains four songs in typical Euro street punk/OI way that I love so much and that I grew up with throughout the years. That means fine melodies on guitar, anthem singalong fist pumping in the air choruses and inspiring lyrics that are cliche in a way, but work with me just fine every time that I listen to such bands. I would love so much to see these guys playing live, jump and sing to the every lyric and just let loose. If I must choose my favorites of these four awesome songs, it would be Who Laughs Last and Lost In The System.
Time to support your local neighboring scene, to be exact Strain from Slovenia. These guys are hailing from Gornja Radgona, near in Slovenia and this is their brand new e.p. This record contains four songs and the music these guys play is a mixture of metal and stoner rock with some nice melodies thrown in and reminding me of old school eighties metal mixed with modern touch stoner which I am not an avid fan of, but this record is done decently and with awesome songwriting craft. I especially love song called Demons, which I listened for couple of times in a row, but all four songs are great and if you are a fan of such music go pick this one up.
It is always super to discover new fantastic band on a Saturday morning while drinking your coffee and listening to music that arrived recently. Doghouse Rose are coming from Toronto, Canada and this is their new record containing 11 songs of beautiful, melodic pop punk/melodic punk with some psycho influences behind it all, well hidden in the back but I can hear it. If I must describe the music, it would be a mixture of The Creepshow and Kitty in a Casket, but with some more pop punk influenced song structures. The vocals are fantastic, the singer sounds so sweet, yet sharp in more dramatic parts of the songs and I love every single second of this record. The backing vocal harmonies are important to me, they are also done superbly and without any flaw, music stays with you long after finishing listening to the record, making you want more and more. Great band, sure to become one of my favorites very soon!
Recommended songs as my highlights: Dark Days, Misery Train, Drinking About You.
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