Missing your local bar in the midst of this pandemic? The guys in Captain Kaiser certainly are. The punk band hailing from the Belgian Kempen is known for its members spending many a night hanging out at the local bar and playing packed pub shows. They thought it was about time they payed tribute to their favorite drinking places.
The result is Moscow Mule. Captain Kaiser’s new single pays homage to the local bar, where the sun comes up again before you know it and the loyal bartender knows exactly the drink you want without asking.
The video clip features the band dancing in front of their own local bar and a number of friends who were asked to do the same thing. You might recognize Equal Idiot’s Thibault Christiansen and Fleddy Melculy.
The band now challenges all local bar enthusiasts to do the same and share a video of themselves dancing in front of their own favorite bars. ‘Belgium traditionally has a major bar-loving culture and it goes without saying that we need to cherish it,’ says front man Sascha Vansant, a bartender himself.
Mal Aux Yeux are coming from northern France and this is their debut album that came out with Gargouille Asso.
There are 13 songs on this record and they are all but one being sung in French, so I don`t understand what are they about, but I let the music speak for itself. The music is harsh and rhythmic complex hardcore punk, not your straightforward charging, but with smart song structures, complex guitar and drum parts, yet still being enough catchy and melodic to appeal to the fans of more melodic side of things, like my favorite song on this record En pleine rue. Faster, more aggressive parts mix with almost math core precise riffs, and angry shouted vocals, sometimes diving into melody fit just perfectly to the music like in awesome Detruire mon corps. There is an interlude almost in the middle of the record to add to the heaviness and atmosphere of the record. Good one, French hardcore punk scene is one of the best in the world.
Thousand Islands Records continues with releasing fantastic records and bands. This time, The Shorts from Australia deliver their brand new e.p. Punkrock trio delivers six songs of melodic, heartfelt punk with some fast skatepunk parts thrown in for good measure. I love the more faster songs like great Shady Ladies or The Drugs being one of my favorites on this record, short and sweet, but Sherlock and its midtempo is also great. The vocals are good, I love the harmonies on backing vocals, everyone who reads this zine knows how much I love harmonies, they are done perfect in awesome K Man, making great chorus, almost pop punk. Walls reminded me a bit of Nofx, early albums, being perfect midtempo energetic powerful punkrock song. The longest song on the record is a bit weird Gerard Never Made It To Brim, midtempo nice song with almost country touch I heard at the beginning, but evolving into nice interplay between vocals and backing vocals, don´t really know what the lyrics are about, but rather personal I think. The title song is also fast skatepunk anthem that need mentioning as one of the best on the record. I can`t wait for the full length.
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