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(review) The Damned – ‘Darkadelic’

Britanske punk rock legende The Damned su objavili novi dugosvirajući album koji sadrži dvanaest pjesama. Album počinje pomalo horror atmosferičnom ‘The Invisible Man’ koja ima u sebi određenu dozu psihodelije, pogotovo u klavijaturnim dionicama. Dvije pjesme koje su također prije objavljene kao singlovi, a to su ‘You’re Gonna Realise’ i ‘Beware of the Clown’ su ubojice, pogotovo ova druga. Od svih starih punk rock bendova iz prvog vala tamo iz sedamdesetih, The Damned su mi uvijek nekako legli najviše, zato jer imaju taj darker štih, sa skoro grand guignol klavijaturama, atmosferom koja se može rezati nožem i odličnim melodijama i aranžmanima pjesama. To sve ne bi bilo dovoljno da nema pjevača Dave Vaniana i njegovog fenomenalnog glasa koji drži ovaj bend desetljećima. Fun fact, Dave Vanian je bio prvi pick novooformljenih Misfitsa devedesetih, ali je umjesto njega ipak upao Michale Graves. Često se zapitam kako bi i kamo bi Misfitsi otišli da je Dave preuzeo vokale. Najbolja stvar, bar meni na ovom albumu je ‘Western Promise’, u kojoj svo bogatstvo melodije i dubine Daveovog glasa dolazi do izražaja kao i svo bogatstvo zvuka ovog legendarnog benda. Ovaj album se može lako svrstati među top pet albuma u opusu ovog benda. Odlična kombinacija punk rocka, gothica, psihodelije na momente ukusno ubačene u strukture pjesama i nadasve, odlične melodije i napisane pjesme!

8/10

Skate punkers Upside Down Man signed to High End Denim Records and release new song!

Calgary, Alberta skate punkers Upside Down Man have signed to High End Denim Records and unleashed the first single off their upcoming full length. ‘Looking Up’ will drop on June 22 and the first track to be unveiled is ‘Diablo.’

‘Diablo’ offers a heroic dose of catchy, melodic punk smothered in UDM’s signature thrashy sauce. This is only a taste of the badassery you can expect from the remaining 9 songs. Working with Casey Lewis (Belvedere) at Echo Base Studios in Calgary, the band offers a polished yet edgy release that will have you yearning to see it live!

Bandcamp: https://highenddenimrecords.bandcamp.com/album/looking-up

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2M4NBsnF6MW4LpWw4WRz9U?si=794fae5410c14f65

YouTube: https://youtu.be/hYD5XmKyVU0

Spoilers (UK) present new single and video ‘Peaches and Cream’!

Canterbury, UK. “Living the dream – You can have everything in life you ever wanted and dreamed of… and it does make you happy most of the time.”, says the band is the song about.  “People making their lives look like a fairy tale and insanely happy… and then when you run into them they’re actually having a really bad time.”

Inspired by anxiety and depression this high energy song kicks ass but tells an important message at the same time: Being stuck between living the dream and feeling out of place, between feeling great and being envious.

“It was something a bloke I used to drink with would say, he’d have a really
positive story always ending somehow on a downer.”, singer Dan Goatham (also known for being in SNUFF) “And he once said “well, it ain’t all peaches and cream.” So I stole it.”

The hammond organ on the song is played by Simon Short, known for his apperance in the Seattle based band The Drowns.