Brutal Youth - The King

  Forming in 2010 in St Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadian hardcore juggernauts Brutal Youth are now based in Toronto and boast a sound that's been described as "manic, 120 second punk rock anthems peppered with sucker-punch hooks that'll leave you toothless before you even know what hit you."

  The band previously featured here with a song from their 2013 Stay Honest album (http://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/brutal-youth-53.html). Now they're preparing to unleash their blistering new long player, Sanguine, and having been lucky enough to receive a preview d/l of the album I'm advising you all to seriously consider snapping it up when it drops. It's 14 tracks of catchy hardcore tuneage that'll please the fans and no doubt attract the attention of anyone else who's idea of a good time is bouncing around sweatily down the front of a packed out venue. It's due out on Sept 23rd on Stomp Records so watch out for it.

  They posted links to a song from the album on their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/brutalyouth/) but for some reason when I tried to view the song on Youtube all I got was a This Video Is Unavailable message. Worry not if you're in the same boat, I stuck it on my channel so I can share it with you today.

 This is The King........

Brutal Youth - 53°

Forming in 2010 following the demise of Class War Kids (who were a wonderful band themselves : http://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/the-class-war-kids-reflection-rage.html), Brutal Youth are from Toronto, Canada.

  They took their name from a 1994 album by Elvis Costello but their sound is rather more hard edged than that might suggest. The line up features Paddy O'Lantern (vocals), Greg (guitar), Kyle (bass) and Kaitlyn (drums).

  2010 saw the release of debut album Spill Your Guts and this was followed by a split with Montreal band Tightrope. 2013 saw them unleash the Stay Honest album and their most recent offering was last years Bottoming Out ep. You can check them all out (along with covers of 7 Seconds and Gorilla Biscuits classics) here : http://brutalyouth.bandcamp.com/.

  From Stay Honest, here's a track you can sing along to.........

 The lights bring me back every single time. Green lines blurred across a starlit sky, and I reassess but don’t change my mind I know I made the right choice. Blanket the hills, bury the dead, the same one thought echoes and then whispered replies from bitter winds “this city hates you too.” As I lay down this throbbing head I hear the words repeat themselves. Don’t listen to a word they’ve said, they’ll never know. I guess some people never change. Some things will always stay the same. With nowhere to go and no one to blame, accept yourself. I guess some people never change and some things will always stay the same, but I won’t forget that one refrain “don’t forget to stay true to yourself.”