Veteran UK punks Chelsea are back with a new album that is released just on band´s 45th anniversary. The album contains 13 songs mostly written in tour bus on the road in 2019 and recorded in 2020. Also, the album features guest performances from members from different periods of the band. Chelsea play punk rock with nice melodies, here I must especially mention singer Gene October who has wonderful voice. Music is mid tempo punk rock, not your fast hardcore stuff, but rather old school punk with anthemic choruses, superb lyrics which anyone can relate to, guitar work which combines punk harshness and emotions and songs The Great Divide, Shine The Light and Falling Apart are personal favorites of mine. This is punk rock with balls, street credibility and heart. Good one.
No Guidance are punk rock band from Germany and this is their debut full length album. There are 11 songs on this beauty. The music of No Guidance can be described as fast paced, energetic melodic punk rock with lots of skate punk and hardcore influences. I love how this record sounds a bit rawer than others production wise. Also, I love the use of hardcore influenced gang backing vocals in some of the songs. Although the music is raw melodic hardcore punk it retains enough melody to be enjoyed by any punks who love their punk rock melodic and made to sing along, also I heard couple of really melancholic guitar melodies and hooks. Main vocals are raspy and raw but melodic at the same time and I can only imagine how these songs sound live. Hopefully I am gonna see them one day playing on stage. Lyrics are special story. So good, so smart and at the same time understandable to all of us. Fine mix of politics watched from the ordinary person´s point of view. My personal favorites are How To Pronounce Metrocity, Anything But A Friend, Better Days.
Canadian label Dental Records keeps giving great stuff to the scene and here is already third compilation of new music just waiting for you to discover it. This time, there are 13 songs by ten bands and I must admit that besides Ink Bomb and No Breakfast Goodbye all the others were total unknown to me prior to this record. I found couple of great bands to peel my ears and eyes too in the future, that being The Softer Side from Florida playing fast melodic skate punk just the way I like it. Also, The Young Rochelles from NY are my personal favorite with their Ramonescore reminding me of Teenage Bottlerocket in a way. Last Chance Marie from Canada are also great with kinda rough yet melodic punk rock delivering punch in my face how good their music is. Big Spin from Mexico are also fast and full of energy just the way I like it.
Another great compilation indeed and more great bands I discovered!
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