Fat Wreck Chords just released brand new Live In A Dive series album and this time it was Face To Face who recorded their live set. California melodic punk veterans recorded live and explosive greatest hits set similar to the one I watched them play at Punk Rock Holiday in 2017. This album captured all the melodic energy mixed with primal rawness of punkrock which Face To Face deliver for decades now. I love that all the live feel and talk interaction with crowd is recorded here and I still get goosebumps when I hear fans singing the songs almost louder than band plays. With hits like Bent but not broke, I won˙t say I`m sorry, Disappointed and legendary Disconnected you get more than you bargained for.
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 long awaited third album by Audio Karate is out now with Wiretap Records. The record contains 8 songs of melodic, emotional punkrock. The music of this band can be put into same drawer like for example The Menzingers, Nothington or Flatliners, but Audio Karate is specific because they somehow managed to keep their own signature brand style like great emotional voice in the vocal lines, some almost spacy melancholic and atmospheric parts like for example in Sin Cuchillo guitar lines. I am glad that they got back after they went to hiatus and did some other music projects because this new album proves that the guys still have dynamite in their bones. If you are into indie influenced and almost sad pop influenced great melodic punk then the songs like Get Mendoza or Room Down The Hallway are sure to become your favorites and I would recommend that you listen to this album couple of times and every time you will discover something new and cherishable for your pleasure.
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