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(review) The Lockdown – Waiting For Better Days (Effervescence Records)

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The Lockdown is no stranger to this zine, because I already wrote about the first single by this project that started in March 2020 during lockdown by none other than Fab, main honcho of Effervescence Records. Now, digital version of the full length record is out, vinyl version will be out in March.

What do we have here? 11 song of really beautiful melodic punk rock, bordering between nineties melodic punk I grew up on and love so much, also having some pop punk influences in the song structures. My personal favorites on this record are The Good Old Times, a bit calmer Old Memories, Different People with such great vocal and backing vocal harmonies that continue throughout the whole record, also Never Forget which is song I listened to over and over again, like the title song with fast and nice, melancholic vibe. Lyrics are personal and I can totally relate to most of the songs, and that is just what I need in my punk rock and hardcore records that I listen to. That is why I love this genre of punk so much. So, if you love your punk rock melodic and from the heart, go check out this one. I know I love it!

https://effervescencerecords.bandcamp.com/album/waiting-for-better-days

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(review) Ship Tieves/Reconciler – Split ( A-F Records)

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The good people of A-F Records gave us this great new small split between Ship Thieves(Hot Water Music) and Reconciler(ex Less Than Jake, Gunmoll). This is a very small single containing one new song from each band. Ship Thieves and their song Nothing Now is really great piece of melancholic melodic punk rock, Southern style, offering melody, kinda sadness and great singing and hum along parts which I love very much having listened to it couple of times in a row. Reconciler sounds a bit similar, having beautiful vocals, great song and such sweet chorus to the song. I really enjoyed both songs on this epic little release.

https://shipthieves.bandcamp.com/album/split

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(review) ZSK – Ende der Welt

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German ZSK released their sixth studio album. This time boys from Berlin deliver 12 songs of their trademark melodic and energetic punk rock with lyrics in German and one being in English. I understand German, so I can say it is a fine mix of political and personal, just the way I like it. There are some faster songs, which are my personal favorites, like awesome title song for example.

Some would say that this band has gone commercial and lost its touch and roots, but I really don´t think so, just listen to fantastic Kein Talent and lyrics hit the theme right in the eye coupled with nice punk rock and melody. The band cleverly mixes Deutschpunk, street punk, skatepunk from the nineties, ska and brings really nice punk rock and I love this record. My other highlights are Sag mir wie lange and Alle meine Freunde.