Whilst preparing to write about today's song (and wondering how I could fill a couple of paragraphs as I know pretty much nothing about the band I'm featuring today) I received a message from Kirill Kutchokokov from Dboy thanking me for featuring them and commenting that "You're the first one that gave us the time of day years ago, so we are in your debt."
Whilst it's always nice to feel appreciated, no one's in my debt, this is just my hobby and without all the great band's out there it wouldn't be much fun. And I'm not blowing mine or anyone else's trumpet by posting the above comment, I'm A) padding out what would otherwise be a very short write up and B) giving myself the opportunity to say that I hope London punk quintet The Rifle might be another band that I'm still featuring in a few years from now. The evidence presented by their first release certainly suggests that could well be the case.
They line up with Max (Vocals), Cam (Guitar), Josh (Guitar), Flynn (Drums) & Ross (Bass). I've no idea if they're fresh faced newcomers or genre veterans but they've just released the Holloway Demos ep. It's 4 tracks of gritty punk rock that mixes elements of vintage punk, oi and a dash of hardcore (think Cockney Rejects, The Partisans and The Chisel). It could easily be filed under the UK82 tag on Bandcamp. It's raw and whilst it isn't reinventing the wheel, it shows great promise. If the job of a demo release is to create interest then it more than does it's job. You can snap it up as a name your price download here : https://rifleldn.bandcamp.com/album/holloway-demos
This track is called The Flag...
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