AMEROL - Security Breach

  

  It's been 14 months of doing a weekly check on the Helta Skelta Records Bandcamp page hoping for a new release and today it's paid off. And as the cherry on top of the cake it's a new release featuring the distinctive vocal talents of Ashley Ack!

  5 years ago I featured some "BORING MUSIC FOR BORING PEOPLE. SILLY MUSIC FOR SILLY PEOPLE" in the form of a song by Cold Meat https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2020/02/cold-meat-zz-top-hat.html.   It was one of many highlights from their album of the year contender Hot And Flustered (if you missed it you need to rectify your error immediately  https://heltaskeltarecords.bandcamp.com/album/hot-and-flustered-lp).

  Ashley had previously been on here in 2018 as drummer for Debbie Downers (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2018/04/debbie-downers-louis-and-david.html) but I think it's on vocals where she excels. 

  And that's her position, front and centre, with a new band from Perth called AMEROL. She's joined this time around by guitarist K-Hole (he also featured with her in Cold Meat), Morgin (bass) & Jay Hell (drums). 

  They've a Demo cassette due out in a few weeks boasting "six tracks of flat out high energy fucken hardcore." If a few weeks seems a long way off, a couple of the songs are on Bandcamp :  https://heltaskeltarecords.bandcamp.com/album/demo-cs-5

  This is one of them, it's called Security Breach... 

The Gilligans - Violence

  

  Short and sweet today, a song by a band I've just come across. The Gilligans bring us "Rock n Roll from the guts of the Golden State!" They're from Porterville, California and they're reminding me of the simple but very effective budget punk sounds of The Spits and The Ramones. 

  A glance at their Bandcamp page suggests they've been around for a decade but there's very little in the way of releases on there. (There was an album titled 1 released a while back which suggests their releases aren't as few as it may at first appear).

  There is however their split ep with the rather more prolific Fresno one man band Judy & The Donuts (check him out here https://judyandthedonuts.bandcamp.com/).

  The ep will soon be available on 7" vinyl via DelRay Records and you can check it out here :  https://thegilligans.bandcamp.com/album/the-gilligans-judy-the-donuts-split

  This track will feature on the upcoming album 2. The Gilligans are smoking cigarettes and they're ready to fight, this is Violence... 

 

Suicidas - Vértigo

  

  An old favourite today, a song that's just resurfaced on a new compilation so I'm classing it as a new release and sharing it on the blog. 

  Suicidas (https://www.facebook.com/suicidaspunks/) are a punk band from Catalunya who've just had a bunch of their early songs collected together on a retrospective titled Éxitos y Fracasos. It's available on vinyl and digital download from Mallorca label Metadona Records :  https://metadonarecords.bandcamp.com/album/suicidas-xitos-y-fracasos-lp-met-38

  It's a very fine compilation of melodic punk tunes with a mix of both male and female vocals. Fans of the likes of Accidente and Rotura will lap it up. 

  This track was originally released in 2014 on an ep titled No Nos Mata La Muerte. It's called Vértigo...  

Famous Logs In History - Relax

 

  Back in 2022 I featured a song by New York outfit Famous Logs In History (https://www.facebook.com/famouslogsinhistory) of which I commented it's "DIY budget synth infused post punk. It's a fun listen. Check it out if you're looking for something a little different."  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2022/05/famous-logs-in-history-cactus-pricks.html

  I'd pretty much forgotten about them, assuming they were one of the many bands to shine brightly for a brief moment in the annals of Just Some Punk Songs history and then to be never heard of again. 

  But happily I was wrong as they've just released a new 8 song cassette titled Mind The Bollards. It's limited to only 20 copies so if you want one I wouldn't hang around. If you just want the digital version, it's in the same place : https://famouslogsinhistory.bandcamp.com/album/mind-the-bollards-fw52

  

  This is the opening track and a catchy little beast it is too. It's called Relax... 

Rudimentary Paste - That's Why She Lost Her Job as a Blue Peter Presenter

  

  So today's song is one of those that you gravitate towards it because of the title before realising it's really rather good. It's by a "foamcore" (yeah, fucked if I know what that means too) band from Norwich called Rudimentary Paste (https://www.facebook.com/RudimentaryPaste).

  They're a trio featuring Sim (vocals/guitar), Bob (bass/vocals) & Nigel (drums/vocals) and they debuted this time last year with an ep titled Octopus Milk & Other Tall Tales.

  The new ep features 3 tracks and it's available from Portsmouth label Weekend Offender Records on 7" Lathe Cut Record In Card Sleeve : https://weekendoffenderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/thats-why-she-lost-her-job-as-a-blue-peter-presenter-ep

  It's also on there and on the band's own Bandcamp page as a digital download :  https://rudimentarypaste.bandcamp.com/album/thats-why-she-lost-her-job-as-a-blue-peter-presenter

  Reminding me a little of Mclusky, this is the title track. It's called That's Why She Lost Her Job as a Blue Peter Presenter...

She says, drink paint
And I say, no you probably shouldn't drink paint
Shouldn't drink paint
Shouldn't drink
Shouildn't drink paint
Shouldn't drink paint
Drink paint!

She says, eat soap
And I say, no you probably shouldn't eat soap
Shouldn't eat soap
Shouldn't eat
Shouldn't eat soap
Shouldn't eat soap
Eat soap!

Sometimes, she says, you just have to
Eat the apple

Picking the bones of progress of sorts and I am concussed by milky affectation

She says, brush until your gums bleed
And I say, don't brush that hard
Dentists say do not brush that hard

She says, don't eat my filthy bread
She says, don't eat my filthy bread
She says, don't eat my filthy bread
And you definitely shouldn't eat that bread 'cos that bread will definitely kill you

Sometimes, she says, you just have to
Stitch yourself into the walls

Picking the bones of progress of sorts and I am concussed by milky affectation
She's carrying something
Now she is walking
What is she carrying?
Where is she?

I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine
I'm fine

Turn OFF - Skinhead Girls

    

  Turn OFF (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100035553116706) are a ska punk rock band from Châtillon Sur Loire, France who I don't think I've come across before but I found myself enjoying their new single. 

  Their previous releases are available on Bandcamp : https://turn-off.bandcamp.com/

  This latest release is both catchy and has a straight forward message. To help convey that message they enlisted the help of women from the alternative scene from all over the world to participate in the project. Those participants being Solweig MONOI, Elisa Los Fastidios, Marie et Véro Carmen Colère, Stef, Stephe, Louise, Mélodie, Jane Dance On Your Grave, Marion, Cath, Dztorb et Ingreen Las Fokin Biches, Coco Ekymose, Céline Psycho Squatt, Rosa The Not Amused, Génessis Falso, Nao, Micky Shock, Anne Stachel, and Nell.

  So check it out, it's called Skinhead Girls...

Grit - Shoulder high

  

  Is it possible to be both happy and sad at the same time? I'm guessing it is as that's how I feel now. Happy as I noticed a new ep by Dublin band Grit (https://www.facebook.com/GRITDUBLINOIPUNK). Sad because it's a final posthumous release. 

  The band first featured on Just Some Punk Songs in 2016 when I admitted to knowing nothing about them other than that they were a female fronted punk band from Dublin who'd recently released a demo ep titled Ghost Estates.  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2016/08/grit-pauline.html

  A couple of years later Byrne Os from the band chose his 10 favourite songs :   https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2018/01/top-10-songs-chosen-by-byrne-os-grit.html

  And then Rebel Time Records' head honcho Randy Smith chipped in naming Nowhere else as one of his favourite recent political/protest songs... https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2020/09/randy-smith-selects-his-favourite_24.html

  The band released an album in 2021 titled Shatterproof and this was covered here :  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2021/11/grit-parazone.html

  And then sadly the final release. It's a 4 track ep titled Perfect Storm and it's a fitting farewell from a fine band. It's the melodic street punk/oi sound we've come to expect and it's available on 7" vinyl   https://www.juno.co.uk/products/the-grit-perfect-storm-vinyl/1072895-01/ and as a name your price download : https://auvinyles.bandcamp.com/album/grit-perfect-storm-ep

  Farewell Grit, you'll be missed. 

  This is Shoulder High... 

Ravagers - Razor Love

    

  So, what was the most popular song on last night's Just Some Punk Songs show? Probably this...

  Ravagers (https://www.facebook.com/ravagersgang) are the Baltimore rock n rollers comprising of Alex Hagen (Vocals/Guitar), Matt Gabs (Guitar/Backing Vocals), Sam Hariss (Bass/Backing Vocals) & Ray Peters (Drums). They've been around for over a decade and previously featured on here a couple of times  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2021/04/ravagers-down-that-road.html

https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2022/02/ravagers-shake-reaper-guest-review-by.html

  They've a new album on the way via Spaghetty Town Records (USA) and Wanda Records (Europe). It'll be titled On The Loose and it's out on April 5th. They recently released a first single from it called Dogs and you can find that here : https://ravagers.bandcamp.com/track/dogs

  They'll also be touring Europe to promote the album 

  The 2nd single from the album is a double A sided affair. It features both "a snotty, high-octane anti-love anthem that cuts through the noise with a jagged, Motorhead-style riff and walking bass lines" and a flip side that "taps into a darker, more sinister energy with a riff that could have come straight off the Damned's first album." 

  This one's an anthemic stomper called Razor Love... 

Street Sweeper - Just Don't Work

  

    Street Sweeper are the Melbourne band who's debut single was featured on here a couple of years ago :  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2023/02/street-sweeper-mama-i-cant-do-no-time.html

  Since then they've slimmed down to a trio; Allan Stacey (Guitar/Vocals), Ethan Stahl (Bass/Backing Vocals) & Abe Pedroza (Drums). If I've got this right The Doze and Joe Steele leaving after that debut release and former Chubby And The Gang bassist Ethan Stahl joining up in time for last year's Don't Wait ep.

  A couple of tracks from the Don't Wait sessions, recorded at C Block by Jack Knife, have just surfaced on the Twin Turbo single. The band say they're "clearing the cache" in preparation for them to get back in the studio to record a debut album.  The single's available as a name your price download :  https://streetsweeperruleok.bandcamp.com/album/twin-turbo

  This song is called Just Don't Work... 

Amusement - Budge

    

  Amusement are a melodic punk band from Portland, Oregon who's members have previously played in bands such as From Ashes Rise, North Lincoln, Bothers, Deathreat, Young Livers & Arctic Flowers. Influenced by the likes of Hüsker Dü, Leatherface, Seaweed, Superchunk, Dinosaur Jr, Samiam, Pegboy etc, they've been together for 4 years and have released 3 eps. 

  Those eps have now been collected together and are now available on one handy 12" record from Brassneck Records (UK) and Shield Recordings (Netherlands). You can find it on coloured vinyl (ltd to 300 copies) here https://brassneckrecords.bigcartel.com/product/amusement-first-3-eps or here   https://distro.shieldrecordings.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2979

  It's also on Bandcamp : https://brassneckrecords.bandcamp.com/album/amusement

  https://amusement2.bandcamp.com/

  I played Standing on Top of the A Bomb on a recent show so today I'll highlight the bonus track that wasn't on the eps. It's a version of a song originally released by Dinosaur Jr on their 1988 album Bug. It's called Budge...

Grab a ride
See the wings, most fly
Try to picture me with you
Let's stop
We can crush at high speed
Hope we can feel enough for two
Yeah I gave you a nudge
Not sure what to touch
Hey, made my last nudge
Why won't you just budge
Grab a ride
See the wings, most fly
Try to picture me with you
We can gaze
Then trade to space plane
Tons of rubble to sift through
Yeah I need a bug
Not sure what to touch
Hey, made my last nudge
Why won't you just budge
Grab a ride See the wings, most fly
Try to picture me with you
We can gaze
Then trade to space plane
Tons of rubble to sift through
Let's stop
We can crush at high speed
Hope we can feel enough for two

Armoured Flu Unit - Nothing Sticks

  

  Armoured Flu Unit (https://www.facebook.com/ArmouredFluUnitOfficial) are no strangers to Just Some Punk Sings. They've featured several times with this song being a particular favourite  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2017/12/armoured-flu-unit-this-machine-kills.html

  They're big advocates of animal rights but aren't as keen on fascists and capitalists. Many of their songs deal with these topics and you can always rely on them to combine heavy, pounding riffs with intelligent lyrics. 

  Their new album is no exception to this rule. The album's titled Carnyx which led me to check out what Carnyx means. Google reveals "The Celtic Carnyx, an ancient wind instrument used between 300 B.C. and 200 A.D., produced eerie, resonant sounds that echoed across battlefields. Historian Polybius noted its ability to rally Celtic warriors and instill terror in Roman soldiers who heard its haunting tones before combat." Hopefully this album has a similar effect on those huntsmen, fascists, capitalists and general wrong 'uns that the band are rallying against. 

  The album's out now (vinyl, cd, digital) on the ever reliable Grow Your Own Records :  https://growyourownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/carnyx 

https://armouredfluunit.bandcamp.com/album/carnyx

  I should really be highlighting Hidden Face as the band have gone to the trouble of releasing a very classy video for it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBg91oKvOLY) but being somewhat of a contrarian, I'm going with something different. This is about how corporate power can bring about Teflon coats. You can get away with pretty much anything if you grease enough palms. It's called Nothing Sticks... 

Panic Shack - Gok Wan

  

  Panic Shack (https://www.facebook.com/panicshack) are the Cardiff band who made a first Just Some Punk Songs appearance almost exactly two years ago with a track from their debut ep (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2022/03/panic-shack-ick.html).

  They return today with a new single on Brace Yourself Records and happily despite 2 years away they're still as infectious as ever. The single deals with body image and the need to get in shape to satisfy others ("my body is yours enjoy the view"). 

  They'll be touring the UK during May and the gigs are already selling out so get them tickets fast. 

 

  You can find the single here : https://panicshack.bandcamp.com/track/gok-wan

  It's called Gok Wan... 

I squat for 2 hours a day
Not enough to keep the red ring of shame away
If my stomach is flat and my arse is perky
Maybe I could get everybody to like me
Fingers for dinner, starving yourself
Trinny and Susannah stacked on the shelf
Vertical stripes and skipping meals
Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels

I look good this is all I do
My body is yours enjoy the view
I look good this is all I do
My body is yours enjoy the view

I squat for 5 hours a day
Fat or pregnant?
Thin or dying?
What would the tabloids say?
And I throw up everything I eat
Coz nothing tastes as good as skinny feels

I look good this is all I do
My body is yours enjoy the view
I look good this is all I do
My body is yours enjoy the view

I squat for 12 hours a day
I know best I do what people on the telly say
And all I count are pounds and calories
Don’t read books just glossy magazines
Who needs brains when you got hip bones like mine
I learnt this from you mum, I must be doing fine
Nothing really matters except numbers on the scales
Coz nothing ever tastes as good as skinny feels

I look good this is all I do
My body is yours enjoy the view
I look good this is all I do
My body is yours enjoy the view

I wanna be the smallest girl that’s ever lived
I wanna go down in history for being thin
I wanna be the smallest girl that’s ever lived
I wanna go down in history for being thin

I look good this is all I do
My body is yours enjoy the view
I look good this is all I do
My body is yours
It’s all for you

Abi Ooze - Tall King

  

(photo : msgarts) 

  I've said it before ("If you were to ask me who my favourite vocalists were at the moment I'd have to think long and hard and write you out a comprehensive list, but one name that would definitely be on there is Abi Ooze." https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2023/02/abi-ooze-alien.html) and I'll say it again, I'm a massive fan of Abi Ooze. 

  Aka as Jade Baisa, when you see there's new music by her you just know it's going to hit that sweet spot. Jangly garage/power pop, it's a joy. So when I crawled out of bed this morning and stumbled on a new song I knew I had to shout about it. 

  It's featured on a 40 track compilation album from the see/saw newsletter titled BATTLE FOR L.A.: a see/saw benefit. There's some great bands on there (Gee Tee, Neo Neos, Billiam...) and all the songs are previously unreleased. All proceeds go directly to individuals and families impacted by the Eaton and Palisades Fires in Los Angeles earlier this year.

  It's available as a ltd edition cassette : https://www.knucklesonstun.com/shop/p/vhwvgqelg7xvncj66d0hjnqkr6og9l

  And digital download : https://see-sawdotfun.bandcamp.com/album/battle-for-l-a-a-see-saw-benefit

  Without further ado, this is called Tall King... 

The Red Bastards - Life's A Trap

    

    We're all fucked

    Shit ain't funny... 

  Mid Wales punk quartet The Red Bastards (https://www.facebook.com/Theredbastards) return today with a new single. It's a teaser for the band's next (as yet untitled) album which is pencilled in for release late summer.

  They previously featured on here a couple of years ago with a track from their debut S/T album  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-red-bastards-kids-on-glue.html

  A very fine street punk tune about the vicious circle of life, it suggests the new album will be a definite winner. This is Life's A Trap...