The Linden Method are a loud and melodic skatepunk band from Chicago, Illinois and this is their new e.p. I listened to the record and reviewed it for this webzine.
The record is a follow up to the last release called “Good Enough” from 2016. As the band says the theme of this record is fear, our fear to stand up for something because we are afraid what will the society say and think of us. This record contains 6 songs of nice melodic punkrock with smart and heartfelt lyrics. The songs are sometimes fast drumming almost hardcore but most of the time they sail in some punkrock waters. The songs that I like the most on this record are “Desensitivity” reminding me somehow of Useless ID in earlier days and of course of No Use For A Name lyrically and musically. “Straight Shot” was awesome with faster first part and the slower, groovier ending. Vocals are sung, almost with a bit crying voice but not emo, the singer´s vocals fit just right in the picture. The song of the record for me is certainly “Obey” an anthem with heart and balls just made for sing along with middle finger raised that we will never obey the restrictions that society puts upon us with an intention to silence our voices. This record is an anthem of spite and heartfelt rebellion! Awesome!
TBA started in 2015.and this is their new release and I listened to it and reviewed it for this webzine. If you are into melodic skatepunk, you came to the right place. Read the review here and get the album!
This band is based in Bucharest, Romania and I am pretty sure that it is the first Romanian melodic punk band that has been reviewed in this webzine. The record contains 6 melodic punk songs and although the music is mainly skatepunk, TBA are not shy using pop punk and doing it awesome like for example in “Note to Self”. The lyrics are in English language and as I read them while listening to the record, they are mainly personal with a slight between the lines touch of political. For me, the best song on the record is “Fuck it” being very fast and almost hardcore song but remaining melodic in basic lines and chorus. The vocals remind me a bit of Toby Morse from H2O especially in that song, but maybe that is only me, maybe they will not sound the same to you. This is old school melodic punkrock in the vein of the bands who did that in the 90-ies and I am really glad that I found one more band who are playing that style of music.
In the sea of today´s bands on the great world underground punk scene it is hard to sound great and not to be anyone´s clone or people would tell you so. RELIANCE from Arizona, USA are one of the bands that sound excellent and energetic and I was lucky to listen to their new e.p. and review it for this webzine.
The e.p. contains 6 songs of high quality melodic punk hardcore skatepunk with nice mixture of slower punkrock songs and faster hardcore material just made for moshing at the gigs. The sound of the record is awesome and it was mixed by none other than legendary Bill Stevenson. The lyrics of the songs are a nice mix of personal and politically engaged songs, I don´t have lyricsheet so I had to listen hard hehe. Vocals are important for me in this kind of music, so I always listen carefully to the singers and this singer is just excellent, great voice sounds to me kinda like Jim Lindberg of Pennywise, and the backing vocals harmonies are nicely done, too! This is a really nice record. Top songs: “Broken Bottles”, “Crashing Down”.
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