Moram priznati da sam se na Alkaline Trio nakačio relativno kasno, tek na Is This Thing Cursed albumu iz 2018.koji mi je do danas najbolje izdanje ovog benda. No, eto stigao je novi album Matt Skibe i kompanije koji sadrži 11 pjesama od kojih je jedan instrumental. Muzika je miks melodičnog punk rocka i pop punka sa odličnim osobnim i podosta mračnim tekstovima i odličnim harmonijima vokala Matt Skibe koji ima poseban glas za ovakvu glazbu i backing vokal harmonija. Ono što bih mogao izdvojiti kao neki highlighti albuma su mid tempo himne Versions Of You, te Scars i malo bržu odličnu meni najbolju stvar na albumu koja se zove Break. Sve u svemu, album nema fillera osim možda onog nepotrebnog kratkog instrumental intermezza, ali Skiba valjda zna zašto je stavio to na album. Sve u svemu, odličan album, ako volite svoj punk rock melodičan i pomalo mračan.
Znam, znam komercijala je, ali ovo je moj webzine i objavljujem ono što mi se sviđa, pa eto i recenzije novog Green Day albuma od 15 pjesama, četrnaestog po redu u karijeri ovog kalifornijskog benda. Nakon prošlog naprosto užasnog album bio sam skeptičan što očekivati, ali ostao sam ugodno iznenađen. Ovo je odličan melodični rock sa pop punk prizvukom. Green Day su ostali vjerni svojim punk rock korijenima i to se čuje na ovom albumu. Billie Joe Armstrong je vratio svoj normalni vokal na kakav smo navikli, a ne ono užasno pjevanje kroz telefonsku slušalicu sa prošlog albuma, koje je bilo grozno. Ovaj album ima stvarno catchy stvari poput up tempo 1981 ili Comma City, pa himničnih poput The American Dream Is Killing Me ili Look Ma, No Brains. Netko bi ovo nazvao generičnim pop punkom no meni je ovaj album sjeo kao budali šamar i stvarno mislim da su ove pjesme napisane kako treba i istina, radi se o multimilijunskom stadionskom bendu na major labelu, ali treba se sjetiti da slava Green Daya nije došla preko noći nego su se kalili po klubovima i podrumima, dnevnim sobama i još nekim weird mjestima za koncerte. Ima i nekih dosadnih stvari poput Corvette Summer ili Livin In The 20’s koje više vuku na neki dosadan rock bez glave i repa, tako da nisu sve stvari na ovom albumu dobre, to je minus albuma, a one koje su dobro su stvarno catchy i okej za poslušati na sunčan i topao dan. Kakav bi bio album Green Daya da nema baladu, a ovog puta tu je emocionalna Father To A Son. Što još reči, pa poslušajte si i donesite vlastitu prosudbu ako niste previše trve i underground da slušate Green Day album haha.
The Mad Caddies are one of the leading bands in ska and reggaepunk. Their long career has taken them to all corners of the world. Now the time has come for the Caddies to travel to new shores with the release oftheir new album ‘Arrows Room 117’ which is being released jointly by SBÄM Records (Europe) and 55 Rose Reccords (USA). ‘Arrows Room 117’ is the band’s first album since 2018’s “Punk Rocksteady.”
SBÄM has recently just made with their biggest festival to date and work on a 90s punk rock documentary, and has already managed bands like Pulley in their roster. Together with 55 Rose Records, an Orange County-based music label founded by John Barrett, they sign the eighth Mad Caddies Album for 2024.
“Baby is a classic punk rock polka with a horn line that won’t leave your head a groove that will keep your butt shaken and a vocal line that you won’t stop singing.”, says Sean Sellers about the new single “Baby”.
“This is a super fun country Rock song shining light on the golden era of this style of music. It reminds me of Elvis with the production, and how the horns came out. When I first started dating my girlfriend and we fell for each other. I just told her to call me baby and not say my name. I think you get the point”, says Chuck Robertson.
“This album is very personal for me,” elaborates Robertson. “It represents 3 years of hard work back in the woodshed, while half the world stood still. During these strange times I tapped into a new source of creativity and shared new experiences with new friends and great musicians. This body of work and these songs showcase pain and betrayal, love and loss and the bright light of new beginnings.”
“Arrows Room 117” will be released on SBÄM and 55 Rose Records in 2024.
About Mad Caddies: The Mad Caddies (or the Caddies) is an American ska punk band from Solvang, California. The band formed in 1995 and has released seven full-length albums, one live album, and two EPs. To date, Mad Caddies have sold over 500,000 albums worldwide.
Current Lineup: Chuck Robertson – Guitar/Vocals Jon Gazi – Back/Background Vocals/Percussion Brandon Landelius – Guitar/Background Vocals Sean Sellers – Drums Stepháne Montigny – Trombone/Background Vocals Jason Lichau – Trumpet/Background Vocals
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