Although they broke up, NOFX released a documentary movie about their 40 year old career, which I unfortunately didn’t see yet. But, here is the soundtrack to the movie containing double cd treat. On the first one are 15 songs, containing trusted hits like Drugs Are Good, Separation Of Church And Skate, We Called It America, live rendition of Linoleum, but there are also some rarities like cover of La Bamba, On The Road recorded in Omaha in 1986, demo version of Secret Society, acoustic version of Punk Rock Cliche and in the end real treat, live versions of Nofx and the last new song the guys ever played live We Did It Our Way which always make goosebumps upon my skin while listening. This is what the first cd is. Second cd contains original movie music score written by Fat Mike himself. It is nice to see he tried himself in this one and succeeded proving how diverse and talented musician he is. This is a treat for all NOFX fans, and nice gift to cheer me up until I see the movie which I hope to catch somewhere.
Canadian punkrockers Curbside are back with their new opus, first one after long 13 years. If you thought that band got mellow or soft in those years you are so wrong. This is a masterpiece in fast melodic hardcore punk coupled with 90s influenced skatepunk and emotions pouring all over. There are 14 songs on this record and they all rock! We are talking about fast drumming, great guitar work and riffs that deliver superb melodies. Vocals are very important in this kind of music, I can asure you that singing parts are awesome, when you add to it fantastic backing vocal harmonies you get something close to perfect. If I must mention some of my favorites on this record, they change all the time, but here are three of them: The Devil Wears Vans, Handshakes,Missed Takes and A Lifetime To Outgrow, but as I said, my favorites change all the time. I must also add a great cover of SNFU’s hit Painful Reminder done in fast version and being a perfect blend of fast and slower parts. Lyrics on this record are somehow personal but I can relate to them and that is very important to me while listening to the music. So, this is one of the best melodic hardcore punk records this year. 10/10
Bridge The Gap are coming from Utah, USA, and this is their new record.
This one is their second full length opus and it contains 14 songs of nice melodic punk with skate punk and hardcore elements. I love that their songwriting is closer to old school nineties melodic punk, than this newer school of skatepunk/melodic punk. The music is fast and catchy punk rock with anthemic guitar riffs and hooks with some tempo changes and beautiful vocals and backing vocal harmonies which are of very great importance in this kind of melodic punk. If I must compare it to some bands it would be a mixture of Pennywise and No Use For A Name, at least that’s how I heard it. Lyrics are personal and deal with fatherhood, dealing with your inner demons, heartbreak, loss, but also there is hope between the lines and better future and tomorrow for the listener to immerse in. My personal favorites are Brothers, Broken Language, No Profit In Peace and Walking Wounded. This is melodic hardcore/skatepunkrock par excellence so check this one out!
