Cult Californian punk band Tsunami Bomb is back with brand new record with Alternative Tentacles and I listened and reviewed it for our zine. After some line-up changes the strength is renewed and they are back with a blast with 11 new songs delivering in your face their original mixture of melodic punkrock with pop and darkened gothic influences. This is how melodic punk would sound like if Edgar Allan Poe wrote it. The songs are fresh, anthemic sounding powerful with catchy riffs, superb melodic dual lines, harmonic backing vocals and songs like Sinkhole or Dead Men Can`t Catcall are sure to win you over. If you are an old fan, you will love this, if you are new fan, welcome to the fantastic world of Tsunami Bomb, darkened melodic punk powerhouse! 9/10
Time for some melodic pop punk from far East to grace the pages of our zine. Japanese Airflip released their new record. There are 11 songs on this one and I can safely say that overall vibe of the record is for me positive, feelgood music to make my day brighter and happy. Uplifting guitar melodies of midtempo pop punk mixed with some faster more skatepunk even hardcore stuff is sure to win you over. The vocals are sweet but not too cheesy, just the way they should be for this kind of music. The lyrics are personal and deal with love, friendship, relationships, happiness and similar themes. This band is musically very tight and deserves your listening because here in Europe there are not many Asian bands reaching to our ears and this one is definitely worth it.
The theme of the song looks at how each individual has their own personal struggles within the direction that life takes them. It concludes that if we were all a little more understanding of this, then it might promote more empathy and unity.
The single was recorded, mixed and mastered by longtime producer Kurt Wood at Cornerhouse recording studios, Keighley. The accompanying video was directed by Celina Baluch who also wrote and directed the video to 2018’s Salvation.
A first for TNSrecords, the single is available with BeeBombs or an A5 artwork print. The BeeBombs contain a selection of 18 wildflowers native to the UK and confirmed as “Perfect for pollinators” by the RHS. Easy to plant and distributed in sustainable packaging. The artwork is hand printed on white A5 card.
The single is available for download from Tim Loud‘s bandcamp and all your download/streaming platforms.
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