Beach Rats is a new band, kind of hardcore punk supergroup featuring Brian Baker of Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, Bad Religion fame, Ari Katz from legends Lifetime plus The Bouncing Souls members and more. This is their debut record on Bridge Nine Records, it is old school hardcore punk made for 21st century.
The record contains five songs and the music this band plays can be described as an amalgamation of all of the members˙past and present bands. That means fast, sometimes nervous and energetic hardcore punk reminding me of Minor Threat, Circle Jerks being nervous and angry and Dag Nasty and Lifetime being at the same time melodic.
I must admit that I love every second of this record. This is simply played, with heart and soul and we need somehow those simpler, in your face nostalgic hardcore punk bands nowadays. My favorite track off this record is “Stay All Night” but all the others are awesome in their own way. Get this record and see how the scene veterans do it with dynamite in their bones.
9/10
Get the album here: https://bridge9.bandcamp.com/album/wasted-time
Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/bridge9
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