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(review) Jim Lindberg – Songs From The Elkhorn (Epitaph)

Jim Lindberg is otherwise more known as a singer for melodic punk hardcore legends Pennywise. While his band released one of the best records in 2018 with their last full length, toured prior to covid shit and delivered fine energetic gigs, Jim also wrote and now released his solo work way different than work with Pennywise.

This album is personal. Very personal. The music has punk rock roots of course, but it is more acoustic and has also trumpet, piano, violin and songwriting that makes your skin crawl with emotions, such as sorrow, depression and battling it, loneliness, hope, friendship, happiness and this is basically great Americana punk rock album. I also feel that Jim s voice can sing more beautiful on this solo album and deliver more fine melodies and soar than Pennywise. I also feel that he opened his heart to us with this one and I can totally relate to some of the songs like Dont Lay Me Down, Youre Not Alone and Good Enough. If you expect hardcore punk, fast and furious you will be disappointed. If you open yourself to the music and words and let the music take you to some other level, this is the right one forya.

(review) Joey Cape – A Good Year To Forget (Fat Wreck Chords)

I was not an eager fan of Joey Cape´s solo work and albums for a long time. Last full length was great and I was eager what to expect on this one, although I had no big hopes because of a reason that I mentioned above. Fat Wreck Chords released this one as always and I think this is the best collection of songs that Lagwagon singer made solo up to date. There are twelve songs on this opus with significant record title to which I think all of us can relate to when thinking about 2020. Joey deals with lots of personal stuff here and you can hear melodic songs with great vocal lines, creating thematically atmosphere of darkness, hope and despair, something that lot of us felt last year. But, Joey also leaves a place for hope and leaves us thinking worse can´t happen that already did. Songs like It Could Be Real, Check Your Ego At The Door, Saturday Night Fever and Come Home are songs that are my personal favorites, but you will have to find yours when listening to this nice album.

Fat Wreck Chords

DAYS N DAZE/ANDREW PALEY split 7 inch comes this Friday!

DAYS N DAZE and ANDREW PALEY release split 7″ on March 5

Folk-punk band Days N Daze and singer-songwriter Andrew Paley have teamed up for a split release on Flail Records (USA) and SBÄM Records (Europe).

Andrew Paley’s original is a new wave and 80’s pop influenced track with a driving bass reminiscent of Paley’s band The Static Age. Days N Daze had in turn recorded the track for a covers compilation in their own sound guise. After positive fan feedback, this split 7″ was now created, interpreting punk rock in different ways, but still spiritually united in their DIY spirit.

The 7″ is available in different colors in the stores of Flail Records and SBÄM Records. Both labels had previously put out releases from Days N Daze.

Andrew Paley – Caroline: https://youtu.be/gaTQR5QF6gI
Days N Daze – Caroline: https://youtu.be/YYqpUAlpc1Q