(news)NJ Pop-Punk Band Idle Wave Releasing Self-Titled EP on December 1st; Band Releases New Song “You Caught Me”

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Asbuy Park, NJ pop-punks Idle Wave will release their self-titled EP on December 1st.

Check out the new single “You Caught Me” here: https://youtu.be/NxG_hTtH4Xo. The track was mastered by Scott Hull (Nirvana, Childish Gambino).

Developing their sound in basement shows and the Asbury Park music scene, Idle Wave combines the anthemic garage rock sound of Weezer with the hard-truth lyricism of The Wonder Years. Post grad but not dead yet

Departing from their college project Flammable Animals the boys shifted their sound from what was normally basement recordings to bigger live rooms and louder amps through the help of John Ferrara (Trophy Scars) at Portrait Recording Studios.

Not ones to shy away from touchy subjects, “You Caught Me” puts pressure on the conversation regarding guilt and false accusations, while the EP also hones in on depression and the idea of things being out of your control, but not beyond repair.

Idle Wave takes you to a place of 00’s pop-punk nostalgia while holding up a mirror of self doubt, making for a nostalgic but unmistakably current relatability. Post grad but not dead yet.

Music Links
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/713cTGQdjFE6R3oir2atOn

Social Media
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/idlewavenj/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idlewavenj/?hl=en
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZGKcWPnWJI2ABRtocSr9fA

Upcoming show:

DEC 1 Idle Wave (Record Release)
(w/ Skyeline / Roderick / Pollyanna)
Asbury Park Brewery
Asbury Park, NJ
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/318448018733643/

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(record review)Call It A Day-Mind The Gap(Thousand Islands Records)

Thousand Islands Records continues its triumphant crusade in bringing us awesome bands and fantastic records, for all of us who like our punk fast and melodic. This, time we listened and reviewed the new Call It A Day record.

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This band comes from Strasbourg, France and, you guessed it, they play awesome melodic punk hardcore or skatepunk if you will. The record contains three songs. For Your Safety is for me the best of the three songs, but Empty Promises is close, both being fast skatepunk with excellent melodies and awesome main vocals backed by nicely done backing vocal harmonies, topped off with great guitar hooks and song structures. The third song, named Valium is everything else but tranquilizer, being awesome energetic bomb to complete this little record with some screamed vocals thrown in to interact with the melodic voice and the combination is great. I love every single minute of this record and I really can˙t wait for the full length.

8,5/10

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

Follow the label on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thousandislandsrecords/

Bandcamp: https://thousandislandsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mind-the-gap

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