Formed in 2018 in Red Deer, Alberta, Safety Gear has been a staple for Pop Punk and Post Hardcore in the local scene. Overcoming member changes, adversity and a pandemic, they are still going strong and continue to push themselves to bring you fast paced, hard hitting tear jerkers. Their debut Self Titled EP is set to be released in the summer of 2022 on High End Denim Records.
You can check out the first single, Ernie, on all the streaming platforms now! The band is also available for interviews if you’re so inclined!
I witnessed Pulley playing their set live back in 2019 at Punk Rock Holiday when they headlined Monday and it was a disaster, at least in my opinion. Singer Scott Radinsky was just too drunk and all around him every song just fell apart, although music was not so bad, he spoiled everything for me, when I wanted to see one of the bands I so love since the nineties and their Epitaph releases. Anyway, this is their first full length album with new material after a long time and these twelve songs are a treat for every nineties skate/melodic punk fan out there. Songs are written great, Scott´s vocals sound better than ever along with backing vocal harmonies and superb melodies. In all, this album somehow evokes an atmosphere and vibe of melancholy and mixture of happiness and sadness at the same time. Maybe it is only me, maybe I remember all of the times and people that are gone now, maybe something else. But, it is a good record to listen to, my personal favorites are Wake Up, Sad Song, Golden Life. Just can´t wait to hear the new material live. Hope their set will be better next time I see them play live.
Letters To Nowhere is second full length opus by Riga, Latvia based punks Have No Heroes. This one is a keeper. There are intro plus twelve songs of fast and nineties influenced melodic skate punk/hardcore on this one. What differs this band from many others are smartly written politically themed lyrics that delve into personal, but if you read between the lines you will find out so much more about situation today and relate to dealing with it through every day life and learn you are not alone in this constant struggle and feel somehow consoled and beautiful about it at the same time. Songs are fast and having such sweet melodies that make you wanna go to pit and smile at the same time. Vocals are fantastic, I love every single line, backing harmonies and vocals are so fantastic. My personal favorites are Letters To Nowhere, Funeral Of The Genre, Divide And Conquer but you will have to find for yourself your personal favorites on this beautiful record.
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