When punk rock first reared its ugly head in the late
seventies its flag bearers instinctively knew that the short sharp message had
to maintain some appeal.
Go back and listen to them and there are hooks a plenty.
Crudely formed some of the material may be, but that was
part of the attraction, and as long as the pioneers kept sight of the structure
of the song being listenable then all was fine and dandy.
That is until the eighties started to bite in and the shouty
shouty brigade took the baton and ran down a cul-de-sac with it screaming
anarchy at no one in particular.
Unfortunately their influence cast a shadow over what most
perceived punk rock to be and when the name is uttered in the present day a
sizeable amount of people paint a picture in their heads of Mohican sporting
cider swilling dog on a string individuals acting antisocially.
And while that stereotype certainly does exist it’s only a
small part painted into a corner of a very large canvas.
A small part that very often has little to do with majority
of musicians who shelter under the punk umbrella.
Bands like The Sux Pastels who originate from East Kilbride
in Scotland .
With a credible amount of years under their belts, and
participation in more projects than they would probably care to admit to, the
four piece have banded together to share their cumulative experiences and see
what they can rustle up, and what they managed to rustled up is a rather grand
overview of punk rock and roll in its entirety.
With nods to SLF, Buzzcocks and many others who carved a
trail the guys have created a solid skeleton to flesh out with their own
talents.
From the opening chords to the last guitar string being
plucked the whole ep is punk rock ear candy.
The cover of Adam Antz Christian D’Or is supremely well
delivered, but it is to the bands credit that this well established, and much
loved, fan favourite doesn't manage to overshadow their self penned material.
Instead it’s more the icing on an already impressive slice
of punk rock and roll.
The EP is due for release within the next few weeks and pre-orders can be taken on their facebook page.
It will be a limited run for physical copies so consider the pre-order tip your chance to secure a copy.
No comments:
Post a Comment