Dead Rejects - Leave Me Alone

  Dead Rejects are from Bayonne, New Jersey and have a mainstay of Shane Sparacello (vocals/guitar) and Adam Cichocki (drums) as well as Mike Benus (keys) and Jeff McKeow (bass). They play aggressive ska punk and list amongst their influences the likes of No Cash, The Infested, Choking Victim, Night Gaunts etc. They've featured on here a couple of times previously with songs from 2015's Could Be Worse album and 2017's Grave Mistakes. If you missed them you can check out their back catalogue here : https://deadrejectsnj.bandcamp.com/

  They return today with a song from their upcoming new album, Dead Days. Initially planned as a 5 track ep, their Indiegogo funding campaign appears to have been successful enough for them to add extra tracks. It's been a year in the making but the release is imminent. You can get more details here : https://www.facebook.com/DeadRejectsNJ/

  This is a taste of what to expect. Dark lyrics about wanting space to battle through one's problems whilst the music is upbeat and packs a punch. There's not enough decent ska punk around nowadays but Dead Rejects are still flying the flag for the genre. This is Leave Me Alone...

Good Luck, Ugly! - Coming Home (Tell the Saints)

 

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  Good Luck, Ugly! are from Orange County, California. They formed in 2008 and list amongst their influences the likes of Blink 182, Less Than Jake (coincidentally a band that Facebook has just reminded me I saw in Leeds 10 years ago today), MXPX, The Aquabats and Operation Ivy. They're a 3 piece featuring founder member Mike Alvarez (guitar/vocals) plus Chris Benner (bass) and Eric Mattson (drums).

  They're preparing to release a new album, Side Hugs & Back Stabs and they've released a teaser single from it called Coming Home (Tell The Saints). Go onto Bandcamp and listen to it and then compare it to their 2016 "The Mostly Regrettable" ep and you'll see how much their sound has evolved over the last few years. The single is an upbeat, ska infused song that'll no doubt get the audiences at their forthcoming gigs skanking on the dancefloor. You can check out those live dates here : https://www.facebook.com/goodluckugly/ whilst this is the Bandcamp link : https://goodluckugly.bandcamp.com/album/side-hugs-back-stabs

  This would probably have been a regular feature on MTV back in the days when ska punk was more fashionable. Coming Home (Tell The Saints)....

Tell the saints that we are coming home 
Tell the saints that we are coming home 
Fought the battle war is won 
The day has come our task is done 
Tell the saints that we are coming home 
We are coming 

I dream of a place far away 
With no more tears and no more pain 
Tell me is this real 
Can you tell me am I breathing? 
We fight until our last breath 
No giving up, no giving in 
The world wiill try to take us 
But we know that you are winning 

Take me far away 
Take me far away 

Tomorrow is not what I fear 
But I get scared, I get scared 
Knowing what will come 
Tell me that it's paralyzing 
But you will pull me from the ship 
Guide me home, take me home 
I know that you'll be there 
In all of my darkest days

Ferris Wheel - Будем Жить!

  Anyone fancy some Belarusian ska punk?

  Ferris Wheel are from Minsk and have been together since 2015. If upbeat ska punk is your genre of choice then these could well be a band that you'll dig. They line up with Mihail Shestak (bass guitar), Andrew Bohdan (vocals), Rusian Poleshuk (guitar), Alex Romanov (trumpet), Nikolai Lifanov (trombone) and Alex Kunski (drums).

  They released their debut album, Выбар, in 2016 and are currently working on a new ep. They also dream of getting over to play some UK gigs. I'm guessing their shows would be very energetic and they'd go down a storm. 

https://ferriswheel2015.bandcamp.com/album/-

  From the album, this song (according to vocalist Andrew) is "a motivation for every person! All those trials and troubles that occur in your life are all nonsense. Live For Nothing!"  Big and bouncy in the style of early Big D And The Kids Table and translating into English as Will Live, this is called Будем жить!....