Equipment are hailing from Toledo, Ohio and this is their new release containing five songs. Music of Equipment can be described as emotional filled melodic pop punk with indie and alternative influences thrown in for good measure. Songs like ‘Talk To Strangers’ I can lyrically totally relate to, although all songs are very personal and kind of dealing with something with most of us are dealing with or have dealt with in the past or will deal with in the future. Vocal lines are melodic but also kind of harsh voice in some songs, I like that very much, with great backing harmonies and sometimes also harsher backing vocals especially in aforementioned song. ‘Finstacore’ is a great song about prejudices and hating the different, this one if one of my favorites on this record. As the band says, this EP is in fact part four of the quadrilogy and I am really glad I discovered this fine band.
Emerging pop-punk group URETHANE has unveiled their brand new 2-song EP Dog Years which is now available worldwide via Cyber Tracks. Lifted from the album, the infectious sing-along punk rock anthem ‘Remember Me’ features Brenna Red (The Last Gang) on vocals and Matt Hensley (Flogging Molly) on accordion. The song was produced, engineered, and mixed by Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Megadeth, Alkaline Trio, NOFX, Pennywise).
Featuring two professional Hall of Fame skateboarders (Steve Caballero, Matt Hensley), the official music video for “Remember Me” made its debut earlier this week on THRASHER.
‘I was watching the real Buddy Holly story that Paul McCartney wrote in the early ’80s,’ says bassist Chad Ruiz. ‘In one of the interviews, Buddy Holly’s brothers sang this melody that instantly got trapped in my head. Throughout the years it was always on my bucket list to turn this melody into a punk anthem. An anthem of love, hope, friendship, and prosperity.’ ‘Our best music video to date,’ adds guitarist, professional skateboarder, and cultural icon Steve Caballero.
The music video takes place in a bar while URETHANE performs on stage with Brenna Red and Matt Hensley with Cameron Webb slings drinks and artist Mark deSalvo burns.
Also, limited edition autographed copies of their debut album Chasing Horizons on gold vinyl as well as variations of black orange splatter, orange crush, piss yellow splatter, and classic black are available via Cyber Tracks’ webstore.
URETHANE formed during the infectious pandemic in 2020. The lineup consists of vocalist/guitarist Tim Fennelly (War Fever), guitarist Steve Caballero (The Faction, Odd Man Out, Soda), bassist Chad Ruiz (Skipjack), and drummer Dylan Wade (The Bombpops). Their musical roots are undeniably influenced by punk rock, pop-punk, and melodic hardcore.
The music video for Versus The Worlds’ first new single ‘Roadsick/Roadsick’ is out. With it the band builds a bridge to their last album ‘Roadsick/Homesick’ – the song is stylistically similar to their ‘advanced pop-punk’, which already goes slightly in the emo direction. On their upcoming album The Bastards Live Forever (May 2023) Versus The World show their finesse in post-punk as before.
The band consisting of prominent members of bands like Lagwagon or Good Riddance, is on European tour this summer.
The post-punk band featuring members of Lagwagon, Good Riddance announce new album ‘The Bastards Live Forever’
‘I can’t tell you how much work went into this collection of songs. I’d always been taught that if what you were working on wasn’t (what you thought) was your best… start over. Never put anything into the world that you were not absolutely sure of.’, says singer Donald Ashley Spence.
And that is what happened: ‘The Bastards Live Forever’ is due May 2023 via SBÄM Records and consists of 11 songs crafted to perfection. VTW’s unique style of melodic post-punk elevates every member’s skill from their other projects including Chris Flippin of Lagwagon. Obviously Versus The World are not all about musical craft but you can hear a passion and an urge to scream out deeply rooted feelings in every syllable throughout the record.
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