The Medicine Dolls - Danger! Danger! Disco!

  

  Usually on Just Some Punk Songs I prefer to post new (or nearly new) releases in the hope I'll introduce you to something you may not have heard yet. Today's song though has been around for a couple of years but I'm sure it'll be new to many of you. As for those lucky enough to be familiar with it (and with the album it's taken from) I'm sure you won't mind covering old ground.

  The Medicine Dolls (https://www.facebook.com/themedicinedolls) are a post-punk, garage rock trio from Cape Town, South Africa. The line up of the band is Greg Allan (vocals/guitar), Bex Nicholas (Arabella) (bass) & I'm not sure who the new drummer is as Kai Von Fritschen has recently left to move to Amsterdam. They formed in 2016 and in 2020 released a debut album titled Filth And Wisdom. The reason I'm featuring a song from that album today is because it's finally getting a vinyl release from Johannesburg label Mongrel Records. Another reason is that I was asleep when the album originally came out and I didn't give it the exposure it deserves.

      So what does the album sound like? In a word, great! Comparisons are aplenty on the Bandcamp page; Velvet Underground, Cramps, The Doors, The 5.6.7.8’s & The Birthday Party all getting a mention. It's a sleazy concoction of the coolest genres. Punk, garage, surf, glam and rockabilly all feature in what's a very inventive and highly enjoyable treat. You can gorge yourselves here :  https://mongrelrecords1.bandcamp.com/album/filth-and-wisdom

  This track should see you stomping on your local dancefloor in your tightest leather outfit and your sharpest stilettoed boots. It's called Danger! Danger! Disco!

Ooh La La

She took a piss on the tracks, the train was late
Danger, danger disco
She gave one last fuck at a quarter to eight
Danger! Danger! Disco!

Goodness gracious me, I caught a lesson
Danger, danger disco!
I wanted to die from second-guessing
Danger! Danger! Disco!

She said ""Hey baby let's get fucked up""
Danger, danger disco
With a kick to the teeth, she filled my cup
Danger! Danger! Disco!

And I said I never met a girl like you before
Danger, danger disco
She wants blood and she wants some more
Danger! Danger! Disco!

Fotomatic - Take A Ride

  

  Today's song is the flip side of a debut single which was titled Bipolarity and was released in April of last year for Record Store Day in France. It's by Fotomatic, a power pop / post-punk trio with a line up of Laura, Guillaume & Max. As far as I'm aware it's their only release (thus far). 

  If you want to check out the video they released for the A side then click here :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfhku9UDBBg

   Even catchier is their cover of a song that was originally recorded in 1978 by Les Lous, a Paris band who supported The Clash's on their 1977 Get Out Of Control tour (supposedly it was never actually released and only appeared in a 1979 French punk movie titled La Brune et Moi). You can hear their version here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgmejqJo3-A

  Hopefully we'll hear more from Fotomatic soon. A power pop delight, this is Take A Ride... 

  

Ero Guro - High Life (Guest Review By Dirk Ceustermans)

  

  Just Some Punk Songs' official Belgian correspondent Dirk Ceustermans returns today with something rather splendid... 

Ero Guro - High Life (Yin Dang lp, Co-release with Ronny Rex, Belly Button Records and Drink & Drive Records, released December 14, 2020)

  Quirky punk, does that count for a scene of bumbling bands that navigate their way through the difficulty of life they transform into music surely no one can nor wants to dance to.

Ero Guro (https://www.facebook.com/erogurodiest) are our very own Belgian masters of quirkIness, jerking their way thru tunes and words that explore the boundaries of sanity.

It is not the first time these lads from Diest, Belgium, are featured here, but I can't but showcase them again since this new release is just sublime.

I must say I had difficulty to choose a track from this beautiful release full of desperate singing clad with tunes that move me, move me to all corners of the mind and beyond. 

I'll pick out the odd one out, perhaps. Don't let it scare you off to go through this record on Bandcamp!

High Life.

The spartan rhythm section that merge well with the spacy guitar sounds and screaming voice.

Yelling out:

HIGH LIFE

FEATURES

HIGH LIFE

WE COULD ALL LEARN A THING

SELF INDULGING

BUILDING TRUST ALL CAPITALIZED

FORM AN ENERGY THATS OSTRACIZED

NAKED CHICKS ARENT PURE

NAKED CHICKS IN PURE WHITE SNEAKERS

(NAKED FORTRESS?)

I AM ON A SOUL BINGE

NOW SEX IS OVERRATED

LIPS ARE SWEATING

THE GIRLS ARE GETTING OLDER WHEN THE BOYS ONLY

HAVE COLD SHOULDERS

AND THE AUREOLAS GROW UNTIL THE SEX IS IN CONTROL

GENDER ROLES FORM FLUIDLY

WHEN MATING CALLS INDECENCY 

AND HOTHEAD INDISCREPANCIES

CALL FORTH YOUR PAST FRIVOLITIES

The left (guitar) and right (bass) marches on to the final minute only to storm the last barricade of distaste, that is, if any of it is left.

Enjoy your day.

https://eroguro.bandcamp.com/track/high-life

  This is High Life...

Cockbox - Destroy Capitalism Before It Destroys You

  

  Cockbox (https://www.facebook.com/CockboxTheBand) are a 3 piece from Helsinki featuring a line up of Vee (lead vocals/guitar/percussions), Razze (backing vocals/bass) & Henri (drums). They formed in 2015, debuting with a 2019 single which paired covers of I Don't Adore The USA (Pelle Miljoona & N.U.S) and Last Rockers (Vice Squad). 

  They followed it in September of last year with an album titled Wake Up The Punk Rock Dead. 10 tracks on subjects such as Donald Trump, the objectifying of women, the overuse of plastic and they round things off with a Siouxsie And The Banshees cover. It's impressive fare and you should check it out. 

  The same goes for the ep September 2020 Morgue Sessions. This time around we get a take down of the dangerous president of Brazil (``Jair Bolsonaro spreads corona!´´ How much longer will this shit for brains, Trump's lap dog, capitalist rule Brazil ? His poor leadership qualitys can be compared to Trump... It is also mainly his fault that Covid has gone out of hand a long long time ago. So many new graves everyday... Down with Bolsonaro!! Throw his body to the anaconda!"). Another highlight is the song you'll find below which rails against the putting of profit before people and nature. I've already mentioned Siouxsie And The Banshees and Vice Squad and the band's sound is somewhat of an amalgamation of those two legendary acts (late 70's/early 80's inspired punk with an occasional hint of atmospheric goth). 

  You can get the ep name your price here : https://cockbox.bandcamp.com/album/september-2020-morgue-sessions

  This is Destroy Capitalism Before It Destroys You...

The world is coming to an end Because capitalism doesn't work Profit goes always before Nature, people and animals Why to save the people when I could make some money Destroy capitalism Before it destroys you Why should we have free healthcare Economy goes before human lives Solidarity is just a word Greedyness sounds better Fuck the human rights Money is all that counts

REXXX - Animal

  

   Rexxx (https://www.facebook.com/Rexxx69) are a 5 piece (Rexxx (Vocals), Ryan Reeve (Guitar/Vocals), Harrison Colby (Guitar/Vocals), Sam Reitman (Bass/Vocals) & Jesse Buskov (Drums)) from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who've been impressing me with an album titled Pure Pleasure II. 

  They combine elements of garage rock and power pop to brew up something very catchy indeed. It came out last year but it's being given a vinyl release (on "seductive red") by Big Neck Records (https://bigneckrecords1.bandcamp.com/album/pure-pleasure-ii)

  The advertising claims the album "blends bubblegum melodies with grimy punk riffs" and I can't argue with that. Straight from the get go, opener Can't Help It grabs your attention with it's big chorus and stomping beat and for the next 20 minutes we're treated to some truly great rock n roll. You can listen to the full album here : https://rexxx.bandcamp.com/album/pure-pleasure-ii

  Saving the best till last, here's the band's appearance on an episode of Top Of The Pops that you may have missed in which they showcased their Number 1 hit single. It's called Animal... 

Leftards - CCP

    

  Hailing from Wollongong, Australia, Leftards are "a unique supergroup made up of the least-good members of four unpopular Wollongong bands." They have as their line up; Lez Miserable (guitars), Dr Sound (drums), Uncle Jim (bass, backing vocals) & Ronny Wreckless - vocals / "percussion"). Ronny has featured on here previously when he introduced us to some unknown Aussie bands  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2019/09/top-10-unknown-but-fucking-amazing-new_29.html

  Blessed (or cursed?) with a couldn't give a fuck attitude and a penchant for causing mayhem, they've been wowing (or annoying?) the fans Down Under for around 3 years now. 2018 saw them debut with the Apocalypse Cabaret ep and they followed up a year later with Deep C Divers. Last December saw the release of ep number 3, it's titled Artifuct and it's available on silver vinyl, cd & download through vocalist Ronny's Wreckless Enterprise label : https://leftards.bandcamp.com/album/artifuct 

  It's 5 tracks dealing with subjects such as uneducated know-it-alls, internet warfare and hair metal band tattoos. They're a band who are better than they let on and they've just released a video for the lead track, a song which I think is decrying the government as the enemy and comparing it with the Chinese Communist Party.

  This is Just Like The CCP...   

Old City (Ft. Murs) - Sixers

 

"My story ain't like yours..."

  Old City (https://www.facebook.com/oldcityphl) are from Philadelphia and may be a band that you'll enjoy if you're looking for more music in the vein of current UK faves Bob Vylan. Blurring the boundaries between hip hop and punk rock, they rather splendidly line up thus; Billy Joel Armstrong (guitar), Tre Coolio (vocals), Flea Ving (bass), Madonna Summer (vocals), Alanis Morrissey (drums), Chuck Berry White (vegan noise) & Marky Mark Ronson (turntables). 

  They released an ep in 2017 titled Black Bastards and returned late last year with a new 5 track Self Titled offering. You can get both here : https://oldcityphl.bandcamp.com/album/old-city 

  This is the track which is getting most attention, not only does it feature a guest appearance from West Coast rapper Murs (who tells us the story of his life on the punk rock scene), it also samples from Black Flag's classic Six Pack (and listen out for a tip of the hat to Cockney Reject's Police Car). It's called Sixers... 

BONE IDL - Kaleidoscope

  

  Here's a song that went down well on last week's Just Some Punk Songs show (https://www.mixcloud.com/mick-fletcher/just-some-punk-songs-240121/), it's by 4 piece from Chepstow in South Wales called Bone Idl (https://www.facebook.com/BONE-IDL-106502467986550/) who recently, released a very promising debut Self Titled ep.   

  They formed last February and due to the pandemic haven't yet had the chance to play live (though they're desperate to do so). They sound fresh faced and energetic, playing bouncy late 90's/early 2000's influenced punk rock that would have been at home on the P-Rock channel playlist alongside the likes of 4ft Fingers, Uncle Brian, Captain Everything etc. (They list amongst their influences Drug Church, Alkaline Trio and Dookie age Green Day). 

  They're trying to keep things "as British and as relatable as possible in meaning and metaphors."

  You can get the ep (recorded with Jeff Rose in Newport) here :   https://boneidl.bandcamp.com/releases 

  A strong indicator that we'll be hearing more from them in the future, this is the opening track, it's called Kaleidoscope... 

Your girlfriends on your fucking back, Isn't it obvious? You're getting questions from the inland revenue, You're in a snare she's in a trap, And you're oblivious, See my kaleidoscopes a different point of view Here feel my heart's so beat, Here feel my heart's so, Here feel my hearts so beat Your sick of this she's sick of that, It's getting tedious, It's clear it's fact you've bit off more than you can chew, She thinks your shit I think you're trash, The reasons various, It's off it's over she she wants out I think we're through Here feel my heart's so beat, Here feel my heart's so, Here feel my hearts so beat You're so vicious, She's suspicious, Can't you see it, It's so vivid You're full of shit she's full of crap

  

Cuir - Les Restes De La Veille

    

  Today I'm featuring a song by a band that graced the Top 20 of the Just Some Punk Songs Best Of 2020 chart (with this track : https://offsidetapes.bandcamp.com/track/synthpunk-attitude-2) and who've kicked off 2021 in great style. 

  Cuir are from Lorient, France and are the one man synth punk outfit featuring Doug from oi/hardcore bands Coupe-Gorge, Radical Failure and Sordid Ship. They're (he's?) a band that always go down a storm when I play them on the show and I'm certain the newly released debut album (snappily titled Album) will prove just as popular. 

  It's 11 tracks of catchy, "super melodic synth parts mixed with an angry Oi Punk and Roll sound." It's upbeat, driving and shouty and it'll have you jumping around your house. It'll soon be available on cool looking pink vinyl from German label Rockstar Records https://punkorder.com/items/music/lp/cuir-album and it's available now as a name your price download from Offside Records :  https://offsidetapes.bandcamp.com/album/cuir-lalbum 

  Hard to select a favourite as it's an album packed with premium cut bangers but this seems to keep reeling me in, it's called Les Restes De La Veille (it translates as "the leftovers from the day before")... 

Nervous Tick and The Zipper Lips - Surrounded By Monsters

    

  Usually at the start of a new year I set up a folder on my pc titled Best Of The Year so that I can stick my favourite releases in it as the months progress thus (hopefully) ensuring that by the time I compile the annual Just Some Punk Songs chart I don't forget anything. I've just set up the Best Of 2021 folder and today's song is sitting pretty in it. 

  Hailing from Buffalo, New York, the splendidly named Nervous Tick and The Zipper Lips, the brainchild of Eric 'Biff' Bifaro, announced themselves in 2017 with a Self Titled demo ep. Whizz forward to 2020 and in an attempt to show that creativity can still exist in these uncertain times they released a split ep with Science Man titled The Corvid Collaborations : Vol I. This was swiftly followed by Vol II which was a joint affair with Ricky Hell. A busy year was rounded off in October with a 7 track cassette titled Something's Gotta Bleed which was released by cool Turkish label Kafadan Kontak. 

  2021 looks as though it'll be just as productive as we've already been treated to The Covid Collaborations Vol III which this time around also featured Obsoletism and saw Biff aided by Robbie Brake. It's 3 tracks per band and it's a whole bunch of eggy fun so grab it here  https://nervoustick.bandcamp.com/album/the-covid-collaborations-vol-iii (all Nervous Tick releases are name your price so fill your boots). 

  This track stands out from an impressive selection of songs (vocally reminding me a little of Stuart by The Dead Milkmen but with a livelier backbeat ???) and it's called Surrounded By Monsters...  

Mark Murphy And The Meds - Alone Again Nor

  

  Mark Murphy returns to Just Some Punk Songs today with his new band Mark Murphy And The Meds (https://markmurphyandthemeds.bandcamp.com/releases). If his name doesn't ring a bell it should. The Liverpudlian guitarist/vocalist has graced a number of great bands including Crocodile God (https://crocodilegod1.bandcamp.com/), The No Marks (https://thenomarks1.bandcamp.com/) and Hey Maxine (https://heymaxine.bandcamp.com/releases). 

  Backed by a bunch of close acquaintances he's back with more top notch melodic punk rock in the form of the song you'll find below. If you like it (and you will) you won't have to wait long for more as a 10 track debut album has been recorded and is being mixed as I type. There's a few labels interested in releasing it so keep your eyes open. https://markmurphyandthemeds.bandcamp.com/releases 

  A jaunty little introduction to a band that I have high hopes for, this is Alone Again Nor... 

We’re at the stages of emotional lines and all the far-fetched avenues
And turning pages in the whole way of life in different stories I can choose
And it’s only yesterday
I’m sick of all the feelings that you’re gonna throw my way and I hope,
That it’s only yesterday.
I’m lying on the ceiling looking down on my whole face and

And I’ve been thinking of the usual time and when I found myself with you
The social drinking was the end of the line but still I found my thoughts with you

Slow Faction - Culture War (Demo)

  

  Slow Faction (https://www.facebook.com/slow.faction) return today with another eloquent look at the state of the nation. This time around South London's finest cast their gaze over a war that's going on around us (unnoticed by many). Backed by the band's trademark '77 influenced punk backbeat, frontman John Youens bemoans the rise of social media bots spreading fake news and seeking to influence opinion. He shakes his head in despair at the lack of serious journalism as journalists toe the company line rather than shine a light on grubby goings on. He despairs that smoke and mirror trickery has left us fighting amongst ourselves whilst the agenda pushers pretty much get a free pass to line their pockets. 

  You know what you're getting from Slow Faction, they haven't changed much from their early days but they remain topical, honest and very good indeed. They speak from the heart. They care. 

  You can get the new song from Bandcamp as a name your price download. If you're a fan of intelligent, old school punk music then hopefully you've already availed yourself of their extensive back catalogue   https://slowfaction.bandcamp.com/track/culture-war-demo 

  This is Culture War...

This is war but you haven't noticed
Too distracted to see the truth
You're always glued to a smartphone screen
Always being told what to believe in
The bots are out in force tonight
Disciples of this cult of ignorance
Manipulating, polarising
Falsehoods now articles of faith so...
While we were fighting just amongst ourselves...
They went ahead and staged a coup -
So what are we going to do now?

Culture War - post truth lies and the cult of personality
Culture War - chasing cheap hits , clickbaiting prejudice
Culture War - there are no facts, there's only algorithms
Now the battle lines are drawn

So you pay your licence fee
To buy propaganda from the BBC
And journalists do what they're told
Integrity has long been sold out
The emperor has got no clothes
But, no one seems to realise
Shapeshifting politicians
Gaslighting, denying what's true
While we were fighting just amongst ourselves...
They went ahead and staged a coup -
So what are we going to do now?

But it doesn't matter...
That we think we're right
It's time to deal with it
And face them on their own terms and fight...

Living Marxists sucking Koch
They seem to like his money a lot
Spread climate change conspiracy
Science denial and hypocrisy
Beware the ones who shout liberty
Libertarian values won't set you free
There are no borders for the rich
The sovereign individual's greatest trick....
While we were fighting just amongst ourselves...
They went ahead and staged a coup -
So what are we going to do now?

Radical Kitten - The One The First (Guest Review By Jim Lachlan)

   

  Obviously with so much great music being released during 2020, some bands were always going to slip under the radar and one band I missed out on were French feminist/queercore punks Radical Kitten (https://www.facebook.com/Radical-Kitten-2269316249827120). They're from Toulouse and last October saw them release an album called Silence Is Violence. They were brought to my attention by Jim Lachlan who said they had a hint of Perth's finest Cold Meat (https://staticshockrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hot-and-flustered) to their sound. I checked them out and was very impressed so asked him to say a few words. 

  Cheers Jim... 

Radical Kitten - Toulouse trio (Marin : bass & vocals, Iso : guitar & vocals, Marion : drums) - Silence is Violence 12 track - Araki Records, Stonehenge Records, Domination Queer Records.

https://radicalkitten.bandcamp.com/album/silence-is-violence

Interesting post-punk sound. Something for everyone here. Strong short shouty tracks ( I Can’t Deal and I’m Bored) to brooding building tracks (Silence, The One The First). Definite leanings towards the best of Au Pairs and early Gang of Four sound in both bass and guitar. Very strong lead female vocal drives each track on. Quality abrasive guitar throughout in a well honed minimalist style. Best track(s) for me ? The One The First, I’m Bored and Silence.

This is The One The First...

You've got be the one the first you've got to fall to fall to get up to fall to be the one at first You're down you're down you think you learn but you hurt you loose you cry you've tried you dance you fuck you run you run ! You're down you're down you think you learn but you hurt you loose you cry you've tried you run away !

The Shit Missile - Fuel Injected Dreams

  

  The Shit Missile are Oliwia (Guitar/Vocals) George (Guitar/Vocals), Angelito (Bass) and Ximo (Drums). They're from Germany (I think) and they've a debut single out on King Khan's Khannibalism Records. 

  It's 2 very good tracks which sound as though they're by different bands with one (Fuel Injected Dreams) featuring German accented female vocals by Oliwia and the other (What's The Score) boasting English accented male vocals courtesy of George Ramshaw. The single is titled The Secret Cult Of The Shit Missile and it's an extremely promising calling card. You can get it here : https://khannibalism.bandcamp.com/album/the-secret-cult-of-the-shit-missile 

  My favourite song is What's The Score (I'll be playing it on this week's Just Some Punk Songs show later today so listen in https://www.facebook.com/events/704615003489577) but I'm featuring the other one on here as they've made a video to accompany it. 

  This is Fuel Injected Dreams...

I hitched hiked with the devil His boots were burning flames I would tell him my desires He would show me all the ways The sky was glittery blue Radio played only rock n roll bands And I don’t care where we go Cause nothing goes well In the corn fields I met a man He was born under the black sun They said he’s forever cursed They wanted him dead So my gun got warm My eyes turned black We chained our souls together But i am never coming back I lost you in the land over mountains and the seas For years i tried to find you but this place was only in my dreams These are fuel injected dreams They ain't worth anything These fuel injected dreams They will go to hell with me

Bent Out Of Shape - Paying Tribute

    

  I've got to be honest, after enjoying plenty of oi releases over the last few years, I didn't hear too much from that genre during 2020 that excited me. Hopefully it was Just a case of the bands I like preparing new material for release this year. I think I'd choose Takers 'N' Users' Tales Of This Town as my favourite oi album of the year but a new band that also impressed were Bent Out Of Shape (https://www.facebook.com/BentOutOfShapeOi). They're from The Netherlands and they released an impressive demo back in April (which I described as hard as nails bovver boy music :  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2020/05/bent-out-of-shape-divide-and-conquer.html). 

  They returned at the back end of the year with an excellent 7" on Demons Run Amok (https://shop.demonsrunamok.de/en/musik/9556-16153.html) titled Who Laughs Last. 

  

  It's 4 tracks that'll appeal to fans of Blitz, Cock Sparrer, The Beltones etc with the title track revealing that though this is a new project, the members of the band are genre veterans who have carried on with their passion of making music despite being told they'd be better off getting proper jobs. Lost In The System is about struggling to get by and how we should pull together to survive whilst the closing track is a love letter to their home of Fryslân. 

  You can stream it here : https://demonsrunamok.bandcamp.com/album/who-laughs-last

  This song is about being proud of their skinhead roots and it's called Paying Tribute... 

Music for hooligans And the oppressed Skinheads on the rampage Skinheads in sta-press Up to evil conduct Razorblades in the night We fight to live - We got a fight! The culture, the classics And all of the above It's the style that we like And the music that we love Don't forget the struggle Avenues and alleyways We're paying tribute To those glory days! Bloodshed on the street The city's in a jam Won't say sorry to anyone I'm proud of who I am Suburban rebels Who never fall So join the rejects and Let’s take ‘em all! CHORUS State of emergency We're infa riot Backstreet kids Can't stand the peace and quiet It’s gang warfare In garageland All coppers are bastards They don’t understand! CHORUS

Lettermans - Surfs Up (Guest Review By Ralph J Rivera)

     

  Ralph returns today to sing the praises of a band that he thinks everyone should hear. They're a 4 piece pop punk band called Lettermans (https://www.facebook.com/LettermansOfficial) and they've been around for a couple of years. They released their debut album towards the end of 2020 and though it escaped my attention until Ralph started raving about it, I'm now a convert. 

  Over to Ralph... 

  So after 2 amazing EP's, Philadelphia's favourite sons of Pop Punk have dropped their full length CD "It's Not Me, It's You". Back in February of 2020 before everything went to hell I watched these guys and Radio Blast hold their own against scene veterans!  I became an instant fan and let me tell you this - THIS is not your standard Pop Punk! This album blends obvious Beach Boys influences with more traditional Power Pop leanings to make it a stand out in the field. You got amazing songs like "How Could She" and "To Be A Gentleman" but being the Surf Punk I am I'm gonna post the video for "Surf's Up" because it just flat out rules!

  You can get the album on vinyl from Punk Head Records https://punkheadrecords.com/ and it's also available digitally : https://lettermansofficial.bandcamp.com/album/its-not-me-its-you 

  Accompanied by a fun video (good looking young people having fun at the beach with sunshine aplenty looks so inviting when your stuck indoors due to Covid induced lockdown), this is one hell of an earworm. Surfs Up... 

Nutrition - City Wide

 

   If you're into the noisier, more rough and ready end of the punk rock spectrum then can I highly recommend a couple of excellent shows. 

Punk Rock Garage Sale https://www.mixcloud.com/mrpij/ 

Richter Scales Amateur Hour https://www.mixcloud.com/Richter_Scale_Records/ 

  I mention them today as I recently saw the respective hosts, Paul Jones & Steven Milton naming the song I'm featuring today as being amongst their favourite releases of 2020 ("it's my fave 7" of last year"   "...my favourite song of the year"). 

  I'd not heard it before but had to agree with them that it's damn good and so it's getting shared today.

  Nutrition are from Vancouver and first surfaced in 2018 ago with an 8 track Demo   https://neontasterecords.bandcamp.com/album/s-t 

  Fast forward to November 2020 and they returned with a new ep titled No.

   It features 6 tracks "about medication, bleak vulnerability and jabs at existence expressed in short, frantic exclamations." It's short, sharp and jagged bursts of garage influenced punk that'll have you thinking of Hank Wood And The Hammerheads. Not sure if there's any left but it was available from Neon Taste on pink or black vinyl and as a download : https://neontasterecords.bandcamp.com/album/no-e-p  

  The song that gets Paul and Steve excited, this is City Wide... 

The Sorels - Spring Break

  

  The Sorels hail from Winnipeg and are a glam rock n roll trio who released a brilliant debut single in 2019 titled She's In The Gang (if you missed it check it out here :  https://retarecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-sorels-ep). 

  They (Joanne “Jo Jo” Rodriguez (vocals/bass), Jennifer Alexander (guitar) and Jill Lynott (drums)) return soon with a follow up 7" and happily it's every bit as impressive. Side A features the song you'll find below (accompanied with a very cool Jem and the Holograms meets Saturday morning cartoon fantasy style video). The flip side is titled Palo Santo and it's somewhat of a glam rock stomper. 

  Both tracks are winners and the single will be available in 3 fun vinyl colours via Reta Records and Surfin Ki Records (Pre orders taken from Jan 15th, release date Feb 2nd). 

  As we're currently in the middle of winter and the Covid pandemic is keeping us all locked down we could do with a break in the clouds and with Spring Break The Sorels give us an early dose of summer sun... 

Moron - Light Bulbs

  

  Moron are a hardcore punk 4 piece from Berlin (Fabi, Guy, Marc, Ina) who released a demo a couple of years ago and returned last month with a 7 track Self Titled cassette. They rattle through frantic female fronted songs about headless chickens, ants crawling around in your undies and how eating spinach will help you live longer. It's all a bit bonkers but very enjoyable. They aren't a million miles away from the same ballpark in which Sniffany And The Nits are playing in. 

  You can get the cassette and the name your price digital download here :  https://moronberlin.bandcamp.com/album/moron-2 

  This song is called Light Bulbs (I'm not sure why they spelled it Blubs on Bandcamp)...

pieces of metal cut from the car
washing down with some water
18 bicycles, 15 shopping carts, 7 televisions, 6 chandeliers, 2 beds, 1 pair of ski, 1 chessna aircraft and 1 waterbed
he dosen't like the orange ones
attention
he eats light bulbs for dinner
take care of your benz when Lotito is around

Hayley And The Crushers - Church Of Flag

    

  When you see a band receiving the accolade of Band Of The Year by top reviewer Lord Rutledge in his Faster And Louder Best Of 2020 awards (http://fasterandlouderblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/f-l-best-of-2020.html) and that same band is also being feted by the likes of the legendary Rodney Bingenheimer and world famous dj Mike Rogers then you can pretty much guarantee they're a little bit special. I'm gonna jump on that bandwagon today and tell you about the new single from them. 

  Poolside glitter trash trio Hayley And The Crushers (https://www.facebook.com/hayleyandthecrushers/) hail from the Californian city of San Luis Obispo and line up with Hayley "Crusher" Cain (guitar/vocals), Reid "Dr" Cain (bass) and Dougie Tangent (him from The Putz & Devious Ones on drums). 2016 saw them release a debut album titled Jewel Case ("pulpy songs about mermaids, comebacks to riotous bad boys, and straight up rock n roll anthems that conjure up the vision of Joan Jett on a surf board. Sassy, sexy, furious, and fun!") and a couple of years later they followed it up with Cool/Lame ("The trio's syrupy garage-tinged pop has been descried as "like Bazooka Joe bubblegum stuck to the bottom of your combat boot"). Last January album number 3, Vintage Millennial, was described by the aforementioned Lord Rutledge as being "...everything I love about punk, pop, surf, new wave, and rock and roll combined into one band." There's also been a number of catchy eps and singles, the most recent featuring the song you'll find below. 

    Church Of Flag is a homage to growing old and staying punk. It's dedicated to the elder rockers who never forgot the power of three chords cranked loud. It's a melodic love letter to the scene we love. Some of us stumbled and fell along the way but this song goes out to those that are still rocking. The flip side features the song with male vocals courtesy of Dr Cain. It's a cool counterpoint to Hayley's version. You can get it on cassette or as a digital download here :   https://hayleyandthecrushers.bandcamp.com/album/church-of-flag 

  Can I also draw your attention to a cd that Rum Bar Records are releasing in February. It's a Fun Sized pick and mix of half a dozen of Hayley And The Crushers' tastiest recent songs and you can pre order it on cd here : https://rumbarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fun-sized 

  This is Church Of Flag...