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(review) The Speakeasy-Tales From The Moonshiner Part Two:Requiem(Thousand Islands Records)

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The Speakeasy are from Montreal, Canada and this is their brand new e.p. out with Thousand Islands Records.

These five songs are in fact a sequel, follow up to the part 1 that was self released in 2018. The music of The Speakeasy is something to be reckoned with. I love the no bullshit, no holds barred old school mixture of nineties melodic hardcore punk/skatepunk with some pop punk influences thrown in the song structures. From the two fast more straightforward skatepunk songs Whisky Tigers and Sunday Blues with nice catchy hooks, melodic verses and harmonies on choruses just made to sing along with, to my favorite song on the record being Down In History, with such beautiful lyrics about loss and coping with it and carrying on when you can´t no more, topped with drama and melody, this song was on repeat for like ten times. Lord Knows is a bit different song from other material, being more rock song with metal influenced guitar riffs reminding me of Volbeat in a weird way. Requiem is another personal favorite of mine, I know, I know, I am depressed sad little fucker, but I love rough yet melodic vocals this band has, speed, melody and such fantastic lyrics this song has. This is an awesome record, I can´t wait for the full length and to see these guys once live playing on stage once this covid shit ends.

10/10

https://thousandislandsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/tales-from-the-moonshiner-part-two-requiem

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Montreal skatepunks The Speakeasy reveal new song!

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Montreal-based skatepunk unit The Speakeasy has revealed a new single called “Sunday Blues”. The single is off the band’s upcoming EP “Tales From The Moonshiner Part Two: Requiem” due out October 20th via Thousand Islands Records. Here’s what frontman Karl Bullets stated about the song:

“Based on the Johnny Cash classic “Sunday Morning Coming Down”, Sunday Blues is about reminiscing a glorious weekend when all of a sudden the thought of going back to work creeps into your mind, the unavoidable cycle of life.”

You can find the Sunday Blues single on Spotify and pre-order the upcoming EP on CD with related merch items right HERE.

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Tales From The Moonshiner Part Two: Requiem tracklist:

Whisky Tigers

Sunday Blues

Down In History

Lord Knows

Requiem

About The Speakeasy:

Hailing from Montreal, The Speakeasy are best known for their energetic live performances with their blend of heavy skatepunk. Led upfront by Karl Bullets with his distinctive gravel-throated voice tone, the band caught everyone by surprise in 2019 when revealing the music video for “Death Sentence”. The same year saw the release of their debut EP “Tales From The Moonshiner Part 1: Death Sentence”, with songs like “The Night Of The Living Dead” and “Death Sentence” quickly becoming fans favorites.

In 2020 The Speakeasy joined Thousand Islands Records with plans of releasing a new EP entitled “Tales From The Moonshiner Part Two: Requiem”. The band provided a taste of the upcoming new offering with the release on September 14 of the “Sunday Blues” single.

“Tales From The Moonshiner Part Two: Requiem” is scheduled for release on October 20th, 2020.

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(review) Junkowl-Making Out With My Death

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Montreal˙s Junkowl are releasing their very first album and I had the honor and pleasure to listen and review it for this zine.

There are 10 songs on this record. The music of Junkowl is a mixture of hardcore, metal and sludge, stoner and doomy influences thrown in here and there for good measure. That means uptempo songs, groove, fascinating vocals which easy transform from screaming at the top of the lungs to speaking, whispering and singing clean voice and it gives more power to the already powerful music song structures. The guitar riffs are gritty, strong and sometimes have melodic hook here or there. Drums are superb, with awesome rhythm changes, rolling doom and sludge, faster punk song parts equally measured to make this record interesting listening experience. For me the songs that are highlights on this record are Quarantine Us All, Dead Hooker and Sickness Lives. This is a great and mighty debut album.

8/10