The Shell Corporation come from Burbank, California. The band is pretty hardworking and they released tons of 7 inchers and ep-s, toured a lot and this is their second full length album.
The album consists of 12 tracks of melodic punkrock played with a lot of energy and heart. When I started listening to the album I immediately liked “Make it Rain”, being very lyrically engaged but also very melodic and anthemic. Kinda reminded me of Ignite which I love very much. The music of this band is very melodic and energetic but also very angry in lyrics having that political side that a lot of newer punkrock bands lack. One of the highlights of the album is “Waters” being straightforward melodic fast punkrock anthem. I loved the No Use For A Name vibe of “Rooftops”. What I really love about this record is that the guys somehow managed to reach the perfect measure of political vs personal in their music, but both of those go hand in hand in real life anyway dont they? Also, they managed not to sound like anyones clone and that is also a rarity. Would love to see and hear them live sometimes. Awesome record.
Because of its longivity for now almost over twenty years, Australian veterans Bodyjar hailing from Melbourne deserve the uttermost love and respect. Ripping through stages on every continent they earned themselves a strong and big legion of fans.
This is their new e.p. containing 4 songs and it is awesome. The e.p. has something for every profile of punk rock fans. From the more rockish pure punkrock songs like “Get it Right” to high energetic octane fueled hardcore punk bombs like “Elon Musk” and emotional heartfelt “Burning it down for nothing”, this e.p. is a little chest of melodic punkrock treasure for you to discover. Awesome! 8/10
Prior to listening to this record that came out on Felony Records, I have never heard about Bear.
This band is hailing from California and they are playing a mixture of melodic hardcore and punkrock. The album consists of intro plus eight tracks. After the instrumental intro the opener “Tales of Government Fuckups” is not a fast song, but it is a beautiful melodic slow song with political lyrics. There are a couple of more faster upbeat hardcore songs on the record like “Anytown, USA” or “Ready or Not”. The song structures are interesting, having shifts in rythm and melody, but they are never boring. The vocals are melodic, but not cheesy, rather shouted and sung at the same time. As I said, the whole album is pretty political and the lyrics are awesome. My personal favourite of the album is for sure “Mission Accomplished” and I listened to it a couple of times in a row. This is an awesome melodic hardcore punk record, so check it out! Also, if feel like it, check other Felony Record releases, because they have a couple of awesome bands out there.
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