Teenage Bottlerocket released their long awaited new full length album and it contains 14 songs of their recognizable pop punk mixed with Ramones like fast songs full of energy and melody, calling them purveyors of so called Ramonescore. Ray’s and Kody’s dual vocals are sounding better than ever creating superb melodies and awesome harmonies. Lyrics as usual deal with sci fi, horror, love and emotions plus humor. My personal favorites are faster songs like High Speed Yoga, also Friend Named Fly, Post Mortem Depression but there are also mid tempo more introspective emotional punk rock songs like True To You and She’s The Shit. Fans of this band will not be disappointed, this is way better album than the last one in my humble opinion, with more catchy and memorable songs. I really enjoyed listening to this excellent album.
Oddball Creatures are coming from Lyon, France. They were formed in 2017 but had lots of line-up changes until mid 2019 when this line-up stabilized. This is their new release containing seven songs. With music of Oddball Creatures we can only say, humor, fun and more fun. With songs like ‘Like A Fart In My Mouth’, ‘We Want Beer’ or ‘I Just Need Your Ass’, you know what the lyrical themes are about, or you can just look at t title of the record or the cover picture. Music is melodic punk, leaning more and being more influenced by Ramones three chord attack, playing so called Ramonescore, reminding me a bit of Teenage Bottlerocket and similar bands who play that style of punk rock. Vocals are also a bit over the top, but that is a must when playing music like this one, this is in fact energetic punk rock with three chords and not much philosophy or wisdom. Just plain punk! My personal favorite on this record is ‘We Want Beer’ which has a bit more street punk influenced guitar work and a bit rougher edged vocals. Go have a listen!
Italian LATTE+ are in no way strangers to the pages of this webzine. We already reviewed their release on these pages so we knew what to expect with new album, and I might say we were not disappointed. This new album contains 12 songs of melodic Ramonescore mixed with pop punk and melodic punk rock influences, energetic, uplifting and inspiring, just what is needed for these rainy grey days. LATTE+ are one of the oldest active Italian punk rock bands and have been in the scene for a while, but their songs sound fresh and exciting. Short anthems like ‘Laura Is A Punk Rocker’, ‘Such A Mess’, ‘Creepy Basement’ or ‘My Heart Belongs To The Ramones-Unbearable’ are sure to win you over with their contagious melodies, strong melodic vocals that are not snotty or poppy, but true punk rock voice and great backing vocal harmonies. Ramones legacy lives on! If I must compare this band to some other it would be Teenage Bottlerocket sounding awesome and I recommend you check out these guys!
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