TA-80 - Scream All You Like

  

  TA-80 (https://www.facebook.com/ta80band) are an infectious pop punk band from Phoenix, Arizona who've been around for over a decade without appearing on my radar but happily that's all changed now. Interestingly on their Bandcamp I notice they namecheck Stiff Little Fingers, X, Lena Lovich, and the Runaways. I think this just goes to show that although they're a pop punk band there's a little more than just that to their sound.

  Last month saw the release of their new album. It's a rebuff to all those who tell them to turn it down. As they say in the title track, "The weekend crowd, Hey! They need that shit loud." The album's called Turn It Up and it's a blast. It's available on cassette and as a name your price download so you've no excuse not to check it out... https://ta80.bandcamp.com/album/turn-it-up

  This song went down a storm in the chatroom when I played it on this week's show. It's one of those that creeps up and catches you unawares. Before you know it you catch yourself singing  along. It's called Scream All You Like...

I know it all goes wrong someday, 
I keep ambition at arm's length, 
It throws my life in disarray,
Move forward, never closer. 

And were these struggles my best years? 
And were the trophies worth the tears,
Ignore the panic that I feel,
And fear the day it's over.

Keeping sirens going,  
Always knowing when trouble comes,
We'll have no more days in the sun, yea,
We're done, yea.

Scream all you like, yea, yea,
But don't stop running away from me, no,
Scream all you like, 
don't stop running away...  X2

Throw off the burden of our dreams, 
Pass the mic to the machine, 
Your perfect world is a blank screen, 
We'll leave no wires showing...

Please filter disappointment out,
There's nothing left to shout about, 
Administer correct amounts,
Don't stop this blood from flowing. 

Accepting less and less,
'Til there’s nothing left, 
Was it for the best?

So, we'll just doubt it 'til it's here, yea,
So clear, yea! 

Scream all you like, yea, yea,
But don't stop running away from me, no,
Scream all you like, 
don't stop running away...  X2