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(news) Milo from Descendents seven inch punk ukulele!

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Message from Fat Wreck Chords: Today, we’re thrilled to announce a new release by the indomitable Milo Aukerman, from the Descendents! Introducing RebUke, Milo’s politically focused ukulele project featuring three singles that utilize an array of ukuleles, table drums, and a cowbell!  

45…not a LP examines our current political state, and the feeling of outrage and uncertainty that has escalated over the years. Initially written for the next Descendents record, Aukerman felt the tracks were too time-sensitive and needed to come out before the upcoming November 2020 election. For a deeper dive into Milo’s latest project, read what he had to say about it: 

I’ve spent most of my punk rock life avoiding the temptation to write political songs; it always seemed like politics is the obvious go-to subject of punk and thus not of interest to me. Unfortunately, after the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, I find myself virtually unable to write songs about anything else. If you believe, like me, that 45 is not a LP, we ALL need to VOTE to make that a reality. Only then can we hope to see a return to sanity, a turning of the page. These songs are my personal attempts to turn the page on our national nightmare…if only I could will it through music. 

We’ve teamed up with our allies over at Epitaph, who are releasing the digital, and we’ll be taking care of the vinyl! Pre-order is live, and in case you missed the message: VOTE

(review) The Menzingers – From Exile (Epitaph RECORDS)

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During corona pandemic many bands brought out their acoustic and compilation albums, corona inspiring them to be more gentle, more emotional and re-record acoustic versions of their previous songs from their releases.

The Menzingers re-imagined and re-recorded twelve songs from their Hello Exile opus, making them twelve emotional bombs to make your skin crawl with goosebumps. This is not your usual grab the money during crisis acoustic album. No, this music is haunting, ethereal, takes you to some other place daydreaming while listening. It relaxes you and makes you connect and relate to the situations written in lyrics, because everyone of us has lived through lost loves, uncertainties, heartbreaks, happiness, auto destruction etc…all being part of our lives. I am not an avid fan of acoustic sets, but this rearrangement of the songs works fine for me.  This is a good record to cry, laugh, be happy and enjoy living your life.

Favorite songs: Hello Exile, I Can´t Stop Drinking, Strangers Forever.

(review) Calarook – Surrender Or Die

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Calarook are hailing from Switzerland and this is their debut full length album. When I listened to the intro on the album I thought to myself, oh no, not another Alestorm clone playing boring folk metal called pirate metal. But, fortunately I was wrong. This is more on melodic death metal side of things with growling vocals, epic guitar catchy riffs and perfect balance between aggressive fast parts and more melodic side of things. I must say that violin does a great job here, especially that fantastic violin solo in Kraken´s Chest, one of my absolute favorites on this record. This album sounds like a crosbreed of Amon Amarth, Skyclad, Running Wild and Edge of Sanity combined into one superb whole musical journey. The songs are hilarious, you just can´t go wrong with Quest For Booze or Invisible Pineapples., especially Paul the Parrot hehe. This is fine debut record, I would love to see and hear this band live somewhere, I am sure they make one hell of a party.

8/10