Aspiga are punk band from New Jersey and this is their new record out now. I had the privilege to listen and review the record for our zine. Read on!
This record is in fact a collection of remixed, rare and unreleased songs by this Collingswood, New Jersey band. Aspiga in fact started about a decade or more ago as a solo project by singer and guitarist Kevin Day and over time, releases and tours evolved into mighty trio with help of bassist Alec McVey and drummer Ray Solowij. This record contains 11 songs and the music this band plays is melodic punkrock with a lot of emotions and heart not unlike Jawbreaker, Deadends or The Menzingers. Meaning, tightly played midtempo punkrock with great vocal abilities provided by Kevin Day, melodic and memorable guitar riffs and melodies, anthemic choruses made for humming along all day long and the rythm section made of skillfull and tight musicians. The best and most memorable songs on this record for me are Searching, Good Thoughts and Spirits. This is a beautiful record.
I really don´t know much about Drinking Boys And Girls Choir, apart from that they come from South Korea. Being from there, they have the honour to be the first Korean band featured on the pages of this zine.
This record contains 18 songs in about 43 minutes of time, and I personally think that this is too much for one record. With that, also the quality of the song differs from excellent melodic skatepunk tracks to some pop punk and K-pop boring songs. For me the absolute highlights of the album are “Red shift”, “On the street” and “National Police shit”. The production is okay but I would love some more power in the guitars but it is an okay punk record. The dual boy/girl vocals also nicely fit in and create an interplay in the song structures. But, being this long and with so many songs, this album just doesn´t manage to keep me concentrated and keep my attention for the duration. Okay album.
Chicago based punkrock legends The Lawrence Arms gave us a treat, an unreleased song for your listening pleasure! The title is “Black Snow” and here it is:
Watch out for this year´s Summer shows in Europe, including a show at Punk Rock Holiday in Tolmin, Slovenia!
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