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(record review)The LessOffs-“The LessOffs e.p.”(FirstOff Records)

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Punkrock scene is like a living being. It makes you discover new great bands and labels on a daily basis, so this time I had a privilege to listen to the debut e.p. of The LessOffs, punkrock band from Riverside, California that came out on FirstOff Records.

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The LessOffs play melodic punkrock done with heart and balls. The record contains 5 songs with anthemic choruses, nice melodies just made for singing along and jumping and pogoing at the show. The guys don´t forget a nod to the old influences, so I can hear some Ramones and The Descendents in the song structures. The lyrics are more personal, as I understand the songs, laced with a bit of autoirony and emotion. The vocals are great, and so are backing harmonies with a lot of parts made for you to sing along with. For me, the best songs on the record are “Nothing more” and “The reckoning” being true punkrock anthems. This is not fast stuff, so if you are a fan of the faster, more skatepunk hardcore stuff, you will not find your new favourite band here, but if you are a fan of melodic punkrock done with emotion behind the music and heart and soul, you will spin this record around and around. I know I will.

8,5/10

Follow the band on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lessoffs/

FirstOff Records on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstoffrecords/

Bandcamp: https://firstoffrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lessoffs

Website: https://www.firstoffrecords.com/

 

 

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(record review)Running From Daylight-“Elvis Ain´t Dead Yet”

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Running From Daylight are coming from London, Ontario and they play interesting combination of horrorbilly and horrorpunk. I listened and reviewed their recently published new album for my webzine.

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The album contains 7 songs of melodic horrorbilly pumping your fist up in the air and howling with joy when you hear the melody and anthem such as “Full Moon Rising” or “Dead Man´s Crossing”. This is nothing new or revolutionary but I loved every single minute of this record. Production wise, the album is awesome, courtesy of Ryan Izzard at The Music Farm and mastered by Rene “D La Muerte” Garcia at Batcave Studios. The musicianship on this record it tight. What amazed me the most about this record is easiness with which the guys jump from punkrock to rockabilly and psychobilly and back again. Great album! Get it and drop a line or two to the guys from the band because I am sure it would mean a lot to them to hear some positive and uplifting words about their hard work!

7,5/10

Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RFDband/

Get the album on Bandcamp: https://rfdband.bandcamp.com/album/elvis-aint-dead-yet

 

 

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(record review)Fallen Monuments-“Distance and Time”

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Fallen Monuments from San Diego, CA released their debut studio album and I had the privilege and I am happy that I listened it and reviewed it for this webzine.

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This band was formed on the ashes of some older Californian bands like Decenter or Castoff among others the latter I saw live at Punk Rock Holiday in Slovenia in 2016.and they were awesome. You probably guessed it, the guys play melodic punkrock in the vein of many Californian bands but doing it with heart, soul and balls. The album contains 9 songs. What I love in punkrock is, when band has emotions behind their art, behind their music, and this band does. I really love “Old Friend” having a beautiful chorus just made for singing all day long. The songs are not fast, so expect no hardcore punk here, rather mid tempo punkrock with enjoyable melodies, anthemic choruses and great backing vocal harmonies. Some songs that were somehow best for me are: “Conflicted” and “Distance and Time”. This is a great debut album, so check it out and go get it!

8/10

Site: http://fallenmonuments.com

Facebook: http://facebook.com/fallenmonumentsband

Instagram: http://instagram.com/fallenmonuments

BandCamp: http://fallenmonuments.bandcamp.com