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(review) Partleki-Engele, bengele banda svira

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Partleki are band from my hometown that has been in existence if I am not mistaken since 2010. I think I watched then their first show while they were supporting then little known band from Zagreb called Brkovi in club Prostor in my hometown.

They released their first debut album in 2013.called Posto, kume, lonac? They took their time with this second new full length since seven years has passed since the debut. The new record contains 14 songs. Why are Partleki special? Because they are in fact cover band doing only children songs, from cartoons, kid shows, kindergarten child popular anthems and similar songs. Their material spans from known songs like Spuzva Bob Skockani(Sponge Bob theme song), to songs from popular Yugoslavia show Kocka, kockica called Carstvo u drugarstvu which is one of my favorite songs on this record beside Ni medu, ni zeku, hit from the obscure tv show called Normalnofobija which went circa 15 years ago on one local tv channel. Overall feeling that I get  with this album is that it sounds more powerful, more stronger, production is awesome, although they recorded both albums in the same studio this one sounds a lot more convincing and has more drive. Lazar˙s vocals are better than ever, his trademark oi barrel voice is great, but his real power is the clean more demanding vocal melodic parts, which he sings great, I wish he would do more clean vocals and more higher harmonies because he does it great. Guitarist/backing vocalist Ivan and drummer Marko are otherwise members of long time standing hardcore punx Bakterije, so the musicianship is great. Also, I love that the guys did bits of known and less known punk songs and bands incorporated to their songs here and there, I won˙t tell you which ones, discover it for yourself. Two more songs I must mention being my favorites on this record are Cokoladna Kisa and Macak Maksim. Go see this band live, they are tons of fun with these songs on stage and hopefully we will not wait again seven years for next album.

https://partleki.bandcamp.com/album/englele-bengele-banda-svira-2020

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(review) Van Huskins-Bless Yr Heart

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Van Huskins are band coming from Charlotte, USA and the members of the band have been long time veterans in the scene there. I must admit that I have never heard of these guys prior to this record, but that is the beauty of the underground. Every day discovering new stuff, new bands, new friendships and what is best, it lasts all the time. Van Huskins deliver 6 songs on this record. The music of this band can be described as raw punkrock, but this is so much more. I can also hear noise, post punk, old school metal and doom influences here. The songs are really energetic in their rawness and their ability to awake something primal in the listener, making your fist pump in the air and rock and roll all the way. The songs Its Not Like You Murdered Somebody and Post-Apocalyptic Birds are sure to become your favorite because I recommend these songs as being somehow highlight of this record for me. Punk is what you make of it, anything goes remember? So, if you are into raw and non compromise punkrock, this one is right for you.

8/10

https://vanhuskins.bandcamp.com/

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(review) Mark & The Wolves-Lost For Words(Thousand Islands Records)

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Mark & The Wolves are coming from Quebec area, Canada and this e.p. is their first new material in four years coming out with Thousand Islands Records. This e.p contains 6 songs, one of them called Against The Wind being kind of intro. Ths music is fast and melodic skatepunk/melodic hardcore. The guitars are metalic and having that cutting edge I love so much. The vocals are loud, shouting, yet singing melodic and they are fantastic, in some spoken word parts like in Sheep & Shepherds being my favorite song on the record, with speed and anthemic harmonies all along the song. The music is not so much technical skatepunk, more having that old school nineties skatepunk vibe that I love so much, like all those old school Fat and Epitaph record, but at the same time sounding modern and fresh for new kids to join our ranks hehe. Revolt is also one of the songs that I must say are highlights for me on this record. In all, another superb release by this little big fantastic label.

9/10