Captain, We’re Sinking- “It’s a Trap” (Kind Of Like Records

 Captain, We’re Sinking is kind of half melodic emo-core and half screamy pop punk, along the lines of Hot Water Music or Alkaline Trio. Their music is interesting and has a lot of changes in each song. Like there will be an upbeat sing a long “oh, oh,” part followed by a slow, pretty arpeggio bridge followed by a faster part with some mathy drumming. Sometimes the screaming vocals overpower the rest of the music but I like them. I would definitely want to go see them if they were playing a basement house party near me.

Police & Thieves-

Pretty decent Hardcore from D.C. If you’re into Gorilla Biscuits and similar stuff then maybe they will be to your liking. I have to admit I don’t listen to hardcore much these days. Maybe when one turns thirty years old a switch gets flipped inside somewhere that when you listen to hardcore, instead of feeling excited energy, you feel agitated and reminded of heart attacks. The drums on this recording often bothered me; the sound was small and the beats were not quite where I wanted them to be. You know when, in a really tight hardcore band, all the instruments are charging at the same time like “chu-chu-chu-chu-chuuuuu” and you have to admire the split second timing? I wanted it to be more like that.

 http://policethieves.bandcamp…com/

Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?..djmz2jnzznr

Disalto- “One beacon in the strand” (Self Released)  

http://www.disalto.com/

Angleworm- Humdinger!- (Self Released)

Fuck the girly looking MTV poster boys playing guitar led pop music to overgrown emos- there’s still meant to be PUNK in pop-PUNK.

Rant over.
Imagine New Found Glory instrumentally, but with gruffer than Fat Mike vocals, that’s pretty much Angleworm in a nutshell.
Except that really doesn’t do justice as to how fun and uplifting the four songs on this EP are.

‘Negative Surplus Value’ is the perfect pop-punk track, with it’s sing-a-long chorus and guitar riff you couldn’t help yourself jumping to.

The rest of this EP follows much the same suit, except each track has it’s own unique sound, making it perfect for a soundtrack to a summer beach party.

Available for free download

http://www.myspace.com/angleworm

The

Right, now the losers with their crap taste have gone:
Opening track ‘Action Man’ couldn’t sound any more like Monkey and his boys, with it’s distorted guitars and addictive chorus, which, obviously, ain’t a bad thing.

‘No Future’ (Sex Pistols reference- told you they’re old school) is a catchy number, and has a little bit of a ska-y tinge to it’s verse riff. There’s another hooky chorus too, making it the perfect example of their in your face, snotty vocals, and cheesy cheerful riffs.

‘Televisual’ and ‘Oh Tricia’ are much like the tracks before them, style and quality wise, but have their own individual sounds, proving this band’s talent for happy, radio-friendly punk rock, with heavy UK 80s punk influences.
It’s just a shame there’s only four songs on this self-titled EP.

http://www.myspace.com/thesplitups

www.whenslunchrecords.com

The Rejected Bastards- “EP Back To the Old Routines” (Lost Youth Records)

This EP is opened with ‘Chupacabra’, a 2 minute instrumental track, an odd start to a punk album. Track two, Understand’, is half instrumental, half proper song, but there is more signing from track 3 onwards.

All the tracks are only 2 minutes long (if that), and most are over half just instrumental. They give the impression they’re good at writing ‘cool’ riffs, but not very good at thinking of lyrics.

On their myspace, they mention Rancid, Operation Ivy and Left Alone as influences, and that’s certainly clear from this record.

Their music will sound better live, rather than on CD, when you can get drunk and dance to it, and not care about the lack of singing. They have a good sound, even if it is very typical of this generation’s punk.

It would be nice to see a little bit of individuality though- after all, isn’t that what punks supposed to be about?

http://www.myspace.com/therejectedbastards

http://www.myspace.com/lostyouthrecord

Mall’d To Death: “Can’t Make A Living” -(Geykido Comet) Prime example of a band that has all of the right influences, yet somehow manage to miss the mark. This Turd City trio draws from the well of Crimpshine, Dillenger 4 and even throw in some horn-less ska parts not unlike Operation Ivy.

Musically, there’s a lot to like here- and I want to like this band, but the lyrics are so goddamn earnest that Mall’d To Death come across as a 21st century version of Operation Cliff Clavin.

If these dudes stick around long enough to become jaded and cynical, I could see them putting together some decent tunes. Till then, pass on this album.   ]]> http://punkrockreview.org/blog9/2010/07/18/malld-to-death-cant-make-a-living-geykido-comet/feed/ 0 http://punkrockreview.org/blog9/2010/07/07/435/ http://punkrockreview.org/blog9/2010/07/07/435/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:57:31 +0000 Franx http://punkrockreview.org/blog9/?p=435 Sellfish- “Major League Punkrock” -(Self Released) - Sellfish wear their influences on their sleeves, and as soon as pick hits chord, these influences can be heard, with NOFX riffs and Bad Religion vocals hitting your ears straight away.
The band is from the Netherlands, but Major League Punkrock could easily pass for a Californian soundtrack to the summer.

With some tracks sounding like perfect pop-punk (track 2 ‘You & I’) and some with a more melodic hardcore punk feel (‘Who’s Side Are You On’), there’s plenty of diversity on this record, showing Sellfish are some very talented lads.

They’ve already supported No Use For A Name and Less Than Jake, so if they keep releasing material as good as this, you can most definitely expect big things of these young(ish) upstarts.

If you like your punk rock fast, energetic, danceable and American-sounding, Sellfish should be the next band you check out.

http://www.myspace.com/nlsellfish
www.sellfish.nl