The Promdates - "Pretty in Punk"
The Promdates - "Pretty in Punk" The Promdates don’t pull any punches on “Pretty in Punk”, packing a surprising amount of heart and soul into 13 tracks of Ramones/Screeching Weasel/Queers inspired pop punk. There’s a definite Chicago punk feel (oddly they’re from Europe) to this three piece bands sound. Though the guys use their time to address various sources of relationship hardships as many of today’s pop punk bands do, instead of merely spending days passed out on the couch in front of Jerry Springer crying over the girl that got away. The Promdates are as disillusioned towards lost love as the next pop punk, but frontman; “Are Lund”, articulates his frustrations in such a direct and concise manner (coupled with his fierce and unwavering delivery) that songs come off more empowered and defiant that a whiney bitch crying about how his girlfriend fucked somebody else. Especially coupled with the minimal production, songs like “I Feel Alright” and “Still Not Over You” evoke thoughts of other similar acts such as The Copyrights or at times, Teenage Bottlerockets. Many of the songs have deep harmonizing back vocals that a reminiscent of great bands such as The Methadones or The Guts. With most of the songs hovering around the usually 2-3 minute mark, the band provides a 30.6 minute prelude that is really all the time you need to make a big impression on fans of harmonious pop punk filled with long yooooou’s and ohhhhh’s. If you’re a fan of any of the bigger names in Pop Punk such as The Copyrights, Teenage Bottlerocket, The Lillingtons, etc…then you will eat this CD up. www.myspace.com/promdatespunk
