Maid Of Ace - Nostalgia

 

(photo Mark Richards)
 
  It's been a great day for UK punk releases with 2 highly anticipated new albums from fantastic bands dropping. Girls In Synthesis have unleashed their mightily impressive Now Here's An Echo From Your Future and after reading Tim Foster's rather magnificent review (https://www.echoesanddust.com/2020/08/girls-in-synthesis-now-heres-an-echo-from-your-future/) I'll doff my cap to a much better writer than myself and maybe leave it a few days till I choose a song to post on here.

  The other major release is the equally eagerly awaited 3rd album from Hastings siblings Maid Of Ace (https://www.facebook.com/maidofaceband). It's titled Live Fast Or Die and it's out now on cd and digital download with pre orders being taken for October's (solid white) vinyl release.  http://www.maid-of-ace.com/shop/4584056763
https://maidoface.bandcamp.com/album/live-fast-or-die

  If you haven't yet heard the album but are familiar with their previous releases then I can reveal that you're getting pretty much more of the same. With their earlier work being high energy, aggressive punk rock of the highest order, this is a good thing. The Elliott sisters (Alison, Anna, Abby & Amy) certainly know how to kick up a racket and they also know how to pen a catchy tune. Highlights are plentiful and include early album teaser The Terror and the title track (a video for which has just been unveiled : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv5sPgbCBoQ). As the official video will no doubt receive plenty of attention elsewhere I'll highlight something different today.

  This is one of the more melodic songs on the album and also the closing track, it's called Nostalgia...

Maid Of Ace - Made In England

  It's almost exactly 2 years since the 4 Elliott sisters from Hastings who comprise Maid Of Ace first appeared in this blog (http://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/maid-of-ace-bone-deth_25.html). Now Amy Catherine, Alison Cara, Abby and Anna Coral return with a song from their second album, Maid In England.

  Earning them favourable comparisons with the likes of The Distillers, L7, Hole and pretty much any other decent hard hitting band featuring strong, guttural female vocals, the album (which the band released themselves) has been racking up some pretty impressive reviews. They've also been going down a storm on their current European tour.

  Top notch punk from the streets, this is Made In England......

Maid Of Ace - Bone Deth

"Sisters are doin' it for themselves"......

  Yep, Hastings old school punk foursome Maid Of Ace comprise of 4 sisters; Alison (lead vocals/guitar), Anna (vocals/guitar), Amy (bass/backing vocals) and Abby (drums). Championed by legendary X Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene, the girls came out of the womb rocking and played their first gig in 2005 at school. Since then they've shared a stage with The Buzzcocks, The Vibrators, The Casualties, Vice Squad, The Adolescents and Viv Albertine to name just a few. Influenced by the likes of Rancid and The Distillers (as well as colourful 80's indie rockers We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It) these girls certainly know how to kick up a racket. 2014 has been a big year for them, a European tour, a debut s/t album and now the release of this kickass video for the track Bone Deth..........