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Useless ID released new song and video from their upcoming best of album!

No foolin’ around! Today, we’re rolling out a brand new song and video by Useless ID! “Same Old Revolution” is one of two newly minted tracks that will be available on their upcoming “best of” album, Most Useless Songs, out on May 7th, and available for pre-order

The Israeli punks have been together since 1994, releasing eight full-lengths and a slew of EPs, singles, and compilations. Most Useless Songs is described by vocalist and bass player, Yotam Ben-Horin, as “songs that work best live, songs that have stood the test of time, songs that carry an interesting story, and songs that have been regulars in our sets throughout the years.” Pre-order now, and once you get the album, make sure to check out the band commentary about all 16 tracks featured in the liner notes.

(review) NOFX – Single Album

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Long time has passed between two Nofx full length albums, almost five years since First Ditch Effort and this new one. That was longest line(pun intended) between two Nofx albums. But, the band released bunch of singles in these last years, also that split with Frank Turner covering each others songs and that awesome Decline version with orchestra. This one was planned to be double album, but due to corona and shit came out as single album, hence the title of the record. Many fans out there wage war with claims that this new Nofx era is not so good as old school stuff. To me, quite the contrary, I mean, I love old school albums, but these new songs are so melancholic, dark, as in lyrics, also musically. With Karina Denike handling keyboards and backing vocals the band gained even more fantastic harmonies and I daresay darkened melodies. There are ten songs on this one, besides epic songs that I heard as singles and seven inches series in last years being I Love You More Than I Hate Me(that epic suicide video), Doors And Fours(my personal favorite, gives me goosebumps every time), Fish In A Gun Barrel being dark reggae song with dual nice vocals fitting perfectly to the lyrics about murder and death and nice saxophone solo, My Bro Cancervive Cancer, there are couple of anthems that I love so much as instant hits, The Big Drag being heavy and somber song and I would love to hear it live how it would sound. The band sarcastically covered Linoleum in Linewleum, making awesome video to pay thankful tribute to all of the bands that covered the band´s most known song throughout the years, so Nofx covered themselves and did it fantastic. Fuck Euphemism is another autobiographic song, which deals with themes of sexuality, freedom and expression of yourself, of course done in one and only Nofx way. Birmingham is the song most similar to old school stuff, simple and effective skatepunk melodic anthem just made for singing along to despite having dark autobiography lyrics about hitting bottom from drugs. Grieve Soto is a beautiful tribute to late legend Steve Soto of Adolescents and it brought a tear to my hardened punk rock eye while listening to this one over and over again Your Last Resort is another personal favorite of mine, sounding more like Cokie The Clown song than Nofx, with piano and Mike´s singing about loss of love and separation. I love the lyrics, I love the songs and vibe that they produce, this fantastic album which battles with darkness, personal demons and brings some kind of catharsis when you went through it and calls you for more.

(review) Mad Caddies – House on Fire (Fat Wreck Chords)

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Things are much better coping with all that no gigs and festivals covid shit, now that Mad Caddies delivered their new e.p. with Fat Wreck Chords.

Californian ska reggae punks this time released an e.p. featuring 5 songs of their trademark melodic punk mixed with reggae and ska and brass instruments. Chuck sings like an angel hehe and the songs are just fantastic. Let It Go is a song in reggae style about letting go the love although it hurts with nice melody and I can totally relate. What is my favorite song on the record is doo wop influenced Waiting For The Real Thing, being a bit different and great than the rest of the material. Strange Days has so beautiful chorus and harmonies that make you hum and sing it the whole day after listening to the record over and over again. Dogs Of War is a classic MC song with flowing vocal verse lines, anthemic chorus and shows how this band never gets boring or stale. Wake My Baby is acoustic starting song turning into upbeat piano backed song and gentle lyrics and melody. This is awesome e.p. and I really can´t wait for the new full length.

https://madcaddies.bandcamp.com/album/house-on-fire