Bauwaves are coming from Austin, Texas and were formed in 2018. This is their debut album and it contains 10 songs. What I really like about this one, is they played raw old school sounding, gritty punkrock with a lost of melody, but also you can feel some garage and even doom Sabbath influences in the song structures. The vocals are just like they should be for such music, raw voiced yet melodic and powerful. I love the old school rehearsal room sound the guys have on their record and it makes me very nostalgic for all the 90-ies demo tapes, early diy albums and everything we collected back then via tape trading in those days. This album carries diy punkrock spirit with pride and in their hearts. Recommended songs: Into the light, Years later, U r everything. This is a great record!
Wow! This is a band with long name, perhaps one of the longest we had ever reviewed for this zine. The Swedes released their second album and this is Zegema Beach Records release. There are 8 songs on this record and they are all sung in Swedish language. The music of this band can be describe as atmospheric hardcore with a lot of sad melodies, screaming vocals, thus creating in me a very somber and desperate feeling while listening, but I think that was the meaning of this record, to come to some kind of catharsis of heart expressing the feelings and emotions through music. That is what hardcore was originally created, isn`t it? To express anger, rebellion, sadness, love and all other feelings that mark us as humans, being so different yet at the same time this diversity is what makes humanity cool and fantastic. The songs on this record are rather long in some parts, but they are not boring and there is not one filler on this record. Give this one a try. I love it!
Uphill Struggle are from Denmark and this is their new record. Copenhagen based band brings 6 songs of fast and melodic skatepunk. There is nothing really new or revolutionary here. But, there is one big thing. The music of this band reminds a lot of 90-ies skatepunk and all those old school Fat and Epitaph releases and that brought smile upon my face because we all love those records and grew up listening to them. So, here is not complication, no bullshit, just plain and simple old school melodic skatepunk with good vocals, great melodies and harmonies and choruses that make you hum and sing along while listening to the record. This is only six songs record, so I am eager to hear full length and maybe catch somewhere these guys play live. Recommended songs: Primary Psychopath, By Myself.
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