Froggy & The Ringes - Pond Scum

   

  I think it's fair to say that James Domestic is having a very good year. Hopefully you all caught his solo album Carrion Repeating (https://kibourecords.bandcamp.com/album/carrion-repeating). I know many of you did as next week's Just Some Punk Songs is a Best Of 2022 So Far show with songs chosen by the listeners, a number of whom chose tracks from Carrion Repeating (though only one track per artist will be played on the show). Besides this, he's also a member of Da Groins who released an excellent ep in February (https://kibourecords.bandcamp.com/album/da-groins-100-groin-7-e-p). 

  If Da Groins was "budget garage punk fun that the press release says is for fans of bands such as The Hives, The White Stripes, Thee Headcoats, The Mummies & Armitage Shanks" (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2022/02/da-groins-general-public.html) and the solo album was (described by Personal Punk) as "an eccentric yet accessible quirk-pop ride" I think it's fair to say that his latest release combines elements of both and then throws in the kitchen sink for good measure. A quick summation, it's bloomin' bonkers guvnor.

  That new release is the debut album by pond rock superstars Froggy & The Ringes (https://www.facebook.com/froggyandtheringes). They featured on here a couple of years ago with a track from their Soft G ep (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2020/10/froggy-ringes-froggy-ringes-soft-g-theme.html). It was a very impressive debut but the album takes that initial premise and expands on it in glorious style. It's titled Ring Rock Pond Scum and you won't have heard anything quite like it. Shouty vocals, batshit lyrics, budget keyboard and gusto aplenty. It's the work of a twisted genius aided and abetted by some very talented musicians. Carrion Repeating has had loads of rave reviews, I think this new album is even better.

  It's available from Kibou Records in the UK, or Amok Records in Germany (100 copies on swamp green vinyl, 200 on black so be quick) and also as a digital download :  https://kibourecords.bandcamp.com/album/ringe-rock-pond-scum

  There's a video been released for Pond Scum. Enjoy...

UNO, DOS, TRES, CUATRO! ‘ELLO FROGLET, WHAT ARE YOU DOIN’ ROUND HERE? BEFORE YOU COME ROUND HERE, YOU’D BETTER BRING SOME BEER AND REMEMBER TO BE DISCRETE WE’RE A CARBUNCLE, ACCORDING TO YOUR UNCLE, AND APPARENTLY, WE RUIN THE STREET WE DO WHAT WE WANT AND WE’RE CONFIDENT, ‘COS WE’RE A TOTALLY RINGEY CREW YOU WANT A CHANCE OF PACE? AND TO BE A DISGRACE? WELL, YOU’D BETTER MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO (‘COS WE ARE…) POND SCUM - WE’RE POND SCUM WE’RE TOTAL POND SCUM POND SCUM - BETTER RUN TO YOUR MOTHER! YOUR PARENTS HATE US AND YOUR DOG DOES TOO – I DON’T KNOW WHAT HIS PROBLEM IS! WE’RE ROUGH ROUND THE EDGES, AND WE PISS IN YOUR HEDGES, AND WE HECKLE THE LOCAL PIGS WE’VE GOT THE DRUGS AND WE’VE GOT THE BOOZE, WE’VE GOT ALL OF THE CHEESE AND BAGUETTES WE’RE ALWAYS BEING TOLD THAT THERE’S MORE TO LIFE, BUT WE HAVENT FOUND IT YET (‘COS WE ARE…) POND SCUM - WE’RE POND SCUM WE’RE TOTAL POND SCUM POND SCUM – BETTER RUN TO YOUR MOTHER! P.O.N.D. S.C.U.M. – POND SCUM! P.O.N.D. S.C.U.M. – POND SCUM! POND! SCUM! POND! SCUM! POND! SCUM! POND! SCUM!