Silicone Values - 1977

  

  I've featured Bristol DIY collective Silicone Values on here a couple of times so far with their songs Utopian Futures (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2020/10/silicone-values-utopian-futures.html) and The Last Work Of Piss Artists (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2020/12/silicone-values-last-work-of-piss.html). They always go down very well (as they did in the chatroom when I played their Streaming TV single on the show towards the end of last year) and although any write ups I see about them are always positive, I reckon they're deserving of a higher profile. 

  Their sound is lo fi post punk, most of their releases have a similar kind of sound but that's certainly no problem as they're very good indeed.

  They return today with the flip side of their new single. Featuring a line up of Brin Davies (Guitar/Vocals/Drum Machine), Anthony Richards (Guitar/Vocals) & Ben David (Bass Guitar), we're treated to 2 new tracks, both of which are of equal merit. 

  "Recorded without due care or attention at No Clear Objective Studios January 2022" we're treated to title track Burn The 1980's and 1977. Both possess an endearingly retro feel, both highly recommended. You can get the ep here : https://siliconevalues.bandcamp.com/album/burn-the-1980s-b-w-1977

   Maybe this will be the song that earns them fame, a contract from Virgin and an early death. It's called 1977... 

Silicone Values - Disposable Music

    

  Bristol DIY collective Silicone Values are always popular when I play them on the Just Some Punk Songs show but they seem to go under the radar somewhat. They show up every once in a while with a new single but even though those singles are always mighty impressive they never quite get the coverage they deserve (except for on here of course (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/search?q=silicone+values).

  The new single pairs up a couple of tracks, Disposable Music b​/​w New Cold War? Both are up to the high standard we've come to expect. Both are catchy as hell post punk songs with the emphasis very much on pop. The band say "We like the lack of detail and hope you do too" but you don't get this good without putting in the effort. 

  You can get the single here (may I suggest you pull your finger out and check out all their singles if you haven't yet had the pleasure) 

https://siliconevalues.bandcamp.com/album/disposable-music-b-w-new-cold-war

  Definitely not the sound of a band that don't give a fuck about you, this is Disposable Music... 

Silicone Values - GABBA Receptor

  

  One of my favourite UK bands over the last few years have been Bristol collective Silicone Values. They've released a string of extremely catchy singles, a number of which I've featured on here :  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/search?q=silicone+values

  I've always thought they didn't get the attention they deserved. Pretty much everyone on the chatroom for the Just Some Punk Songs shows that I've played them on has loved them but in general they've always seemed to go under the radar. Hopefully that's about to change with the release of How to survive when people don't like you and you don't like them.

  It's a 15 track album collated by Paris label sdz records which brings together those singles into one very tidy package. It's available on vinyl and digital download and I'm not exaggerating when I say it's essential listening. 

  I've got to admit that I'm a little confused as by by my reckoning, the 2020 single The Last Work Of Piss Artists b​/​w Just As Simple as That (https://siliconevalues.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-work-of-piss-artists-b-w-just-as-simple-as-that) is missing but that's made up for with the inclusion of 3 songs I haven't heard before. 

  It's a truly great "greatest hits" comp so check it out. 

  This is one of those new tracks and it's as good if not better than anything the band have done thus far. It's called GABBA Receptor...

Silicone Values - The Last Work Of Piss Artists

  

  One of the more interesting newcomers of 2020 are Bristol DIY collective Silicone Values. They announced themselves in June with a single called I Hate Fascist Rock And Roll (I think we're all with them on that one!) and they followed it in September with the excellent dystopian pairing of Utopian Futures & Nuclear Sun (which was covered here :  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2020/10/silicone-values-utopian-futures.html).   

  Now they complete a hat trick of killer singles with the release of "two more tinnitus inducing one-trick ponies..." 

  Buying into the Desperate Bicycles rallying cry of "It was easy, it was cheap, go and do it" they bring us a couple of sub 2 minute lo-fi delights. Just As Simple As That is a jaunty blast of budget post punk whilst the song you'll find below marries up a splendid title with a terrace style chanted chorus of "who do you think we are?" From what I can make out, it's a critique of modern day Britain, or at least a sizable section of it. 

  You can get it here : https://siliconevalues.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-work-of-piss-artists-b-w-just-as-simple-as-that 

  This is The Last Work Of Piss Artists... 

Silicone Values - Utopian Futures

  

  Silicone Values are a lo-fi post punk band from Bristol that I came across a few months ago when I played their very fine single, I Hate Fascist Rock And Roll, on the Just Some Punk Songs show and stuck it on Youtube ready to post on here. As often happens, I didn't get round to writing about it and it's still languishing in the "to do" pile. Or it was till they released a follow up single which I'll feature instead. 

  I don't know much about the band other than they're a D.I.Y. collective headed by Brin Davies. The debut single saw him collaborating with various members of The Moles, Yamasuki667 & Kobayushi Tape Counter.  I also know they're now two for two when it comes to great releases. 

  Of the 2 tracks on offer on this sophomore release (this time we get various members of White Owl and The Anomalies "dipping in and making a bit of a noise") Nuclear Sun is about growing up during the Cold War dreaming about the coming apocalypse, total nuclear destruction and radiation poisoning. "Every Night I Dreamt about the end of the bloody world, every night I dreamt about the end of everything and everyone. Every night I dreamt about getting the shit kicked out of me." Grim and worrying times, thankfully there's nothing around nowadays to keep us awake fearing for our health! 

  The other track, the one featured below, is a little more up tempo though still in the same dystopian vein (I don't want to live in society"...  I can't even stand another day"). The single is accompanied with the quote "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be" which is taken from the Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. novel Mother Night. He's an author famed for his wryly satirical novels which frequently used postmodern techniques as well as elements of fantasy and science fiction to highlight the horrors and ironies of 20th-century civilization. Much of his work is marked by an essentially fatalistic worldview that nonetheless embraces modern humanist beliefs. A pretty good summation of the themes on the single. His first novel, Player Piano, "spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a supercomputer and run completely by machines. Paul’s rebellion is vintage Vonnegut—wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality." It was also published under the title Utopia 14 and I'm pretty sure it's an inspiration for Utopian Futures.  

  You can get it here : https://siliconevalues.bandcamp.com/album/utopian-futures-b-w-nuclear-sun-2  

  This is Utopian Futures... 

Just Some Punk Songs Top 100 Songs of 2024 : 50-1

 

  50) THE OKMONIKS - He Left The Party With Me

   https://theokmoniks.bandcamp.com/track/he-left-the-party-with-me

 49)  LOTHARIO - Suckhole

  https://utgrecords.bandcamp.com/track/suckhole

  48)  INCISIONS - Rot

  https://incisionsmcr.bandcamp.com/track/rot

  47) PINK SUITS - C.O.F.F.E.E.

   https://pinksuits.bandcamp.com/track/c-o-f-f-e-e

  46)  THE UNKNOWNS - One Night Only

  https://theunknowns4.bandcamp.com/track/one-night-only-the-unknowns

   

  45)  SILICONE VALUES - GABBA Receptor

  https://sdzrecords.bandcamp.com/track/gabba-receptor

  44)  THE MISSING PERSONS LIST - Meds

  https://themissingpersonslist.bandcamp.com/track/meds

  43)  PARDON US - Do One

  https://pardonus.bandcamp.com/track/do-one

  42)  GEN GAP - My House

  https://mfrecordsrulesok.bandcamp.com/track/my-house

  41)  VICIOUS DREAMS - Not Enough

  https://dirtcultrecords.bandcamp.com/track/not-enough

  40)  DOLLHOUSE - I Hate You Don't Leave Me

  https://toxicstaterecords.bandcamp.com/track/i-hate-you-dont-leave-me

  39)  ROTARY CLUB - New Communication

  https://ironlungrecords.bandcamp.com/track/new-communication

  38)  THE SLEEVEENS - Glory Holes

  https://dirtnaprecords.bandcamp.com/track/glory-holes

  37)  THE PILL - Somewhere

  https://thepill.bandcamp.com/track/somewhere

  36) FUCKING ANGRY - Fuck You All

  https://rilrec.bandcamp.com/track/f-ck-you-all

  35)  THE SAMPLES - Badger's Song

  https://thesamples3.bandcamp.com/track/badgers-song

  34)  DRUNK MUMS - New Australia

  https://drunkmums.bandcamp.com/track/new-australia

  33)  ANTENNA - Cubes

  https://antennnnna.bandcamp.com/track/cubes-2

  32)  R.E.D. (RELIGION EQUALS DECAY) - Wham Bam

  https://red-religionequalsdecay.bandcamp.com/track/wham-bam

  31)  GOUGE AWAY - Spaced Out

   https://gougeawayfl.bandcamp.com/track/spaced-out

 

  30)  THE UNFIT - Who's In Charge

  https://theunfit.bandcamp.com/track/whos-in-charge

  29)  FEMME FUGAZI - Punk Band

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHJb4rt9j8w

  28)  AOIFE DESTRUCTION & THE NILZ - Give Me An Attitude

   https://thenilz.bandcamp.com/track/give-me-an-attitude

  27)  STIFF RICHARDS - GFC

  https://stiffrichards.bandcamp.com/track/gfc

  26)  BUREAU DE CHANGE - 'Arry Goes To The Pub

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUm3XU0gAY8

  25)  FAST BLOOD - Small Town 

  https://fastblood.bandcamp.com/track/small-town 

  24)  THE BUSH DOOFS - Georges River

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6dtMmGrO_k

  23)  CLASS - Amory Building

  https://nowthatsclass.bandcamp.com/track/amory-building-the-scabs

  22)  ALIEN NOSEJOB - Another Uniform

  https://aliennosejob.bandcamp.com/track/another-uniform

  21)  SLAUGHTERHOUSE - State Of Emergency

  https://sslaughterrhouse.bandcamp.com/track/state-of-emergency-2

  20)  HOOD RATS - Let's Break The Law

  https://hoodrats.bandcamp.com/track/lets-break-the-law-2

  19)  THE SHITFITS - My Right

  https://theshitfits.bandcamp.com/track/my-right

  18)  THE CIRCULATORS - Wired Over You

  https://totalpunkrecords.bandcamp.com/track/wired-over-you-2

  17)  AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS - Facts

  https://amylandthesniffers.bandcamp.com/track/facts

  16)  LOVESHOVEL - G.O.A.T. 

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q8R_pHUuRk

  15)  DESTROY BOYS (FT. MANNEQUIN PUSSY & SCOWL) - You Hear Yes

  https://destroyboys.bandcamp.com/track/you-hear-yes

  14)  STREET SWEEPER - Too Much Is Never Enough

  https://streetsweeperruleok.bandcamp.com/track/too-much-is-never-enough

  13)  MANNEQUIN PUSSY - Loud Bark

  https://mannequinpussy.bandcamp.com/track/loud-bark

  12)  PLEASANTS - Karaoke Booth

  https://pleasants77.bandcamp.com/track/karaoke-booth

  11) THE BUG CLUB - Quality Pints

  https://thebugclub.bandcamp.com/track/quality-pints

  10) CUT PIECE - GUGI

  https://totalpunkrecords.bandcamp.com/track/gugi

  9)  ZATOPEKS - Fine Sunny Day

  https://zatopeks.bandcamp.com/track/fine-sunny-day-2 

  8)  SPLIT SYSTEM - Underground

  https://splitsystem.bandcamp.com/track/underground

 7) LONE CREEP - Tank!

  https://lonecreep.bandcamp.com/track/tank

  6) UNICORN FART SUGAR - Vegetable Time

  https://hobopope.bandcamp.com/track/vegetable-time

  5) HAYWIRE - Clocktower Place

  https://dazestyle.bandcamp.com/track/clocktower-place-feat-fizzy-from-loosey

  4) THE HIP PRIESTS (FT. MERYL STREEK) - Home Is Where The Hate Is

  https://thehippriests.bandcamp.com/track/home-is-where-the-hate-is

  3)  SOFT PLAY - Everything And Nothing

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6IVRizF-iw

  2) LAST QUOKKA - Cost Of Living

https://lastquokka.bandcamp.com/track/cost-of-living

  1) PROBLEM PATTERNS - I Think You Should Leave

https://problempatterns.bandcamp.com/track/i-think-you-should-leave

Just Some Punk Songs Top 100 Songs of 2023 : 100-51

It's time to reveal the Top 100 songs of the year according to Just Some Punk Songs. As always, it was harder to leave stuff out than get it in. Don't worry too much about the placings, it's only a rough guide. Hopefully it'll give you some new music to check out. The Top 50 follows tomorrow...

51) RAGING NATHANS - Spring Cleaning

52) HIGH SCHOOL - She's So Mean

53) BENEFITS - Warhorse

54) DENNIS COMETTI - Pub Love 

55) LAMBRINI GIRLS - Terf Wars 

56) BAMBOO VIPERS - Andrew Ridgeley Moment 

57) PARDON US - Dig Your Own Grave (And Save)

58) SPIRITUAL CRAMP - Talkin' On The Internet 

59) CHAIN WHIP - Hatewave

60) FAINTEST IDEA - War To The Palaces 

61) THE YALLA YALLAS - Atomic Clock 

62) OUR SOULS - Cuckoo Clock

63) SAMIAM - Lake Speed 

64) CUT PIECE - Accept Defeat (Don't Sabotage Me)

65) RUM LAD - The Tale Of Alan Taylor

66) STILL PRETTY - Lost Boys And Girls 

67) REASON TO LEAVE - What Are You Fighting For

68) MC16 - Data Donors

69) THE MEFFS - Sex Sells

70) NEW GENERATION SUPERSTARS - She's No Fun

71) THE EXBATS - Cry About Me

72) GYM TONIC - Play Dead

73) FINNOGUNS WAKE - Blue Skies

74) THE MANIKINS - Set The World On Fire

75) THE DWARVES - We Will Dare

76) SICK THOUGHTS - Schoolgirls In Chains

77) TERRITORIES - Superhero

78) ITCHY & THE NITS - Eva's Got A Parasite

79) PENNY - P.U.N.K. Girl 

80) UPCHUCK - Freaky 

81) YOUNG FRANCIS HI FI - Baby You're Braindead

82) THE OWEN GUNS - Stop Making Deadshits Famous

83) THE UNKNOWNS - Rid Of You

84) CHINESE JUNK - Plastic Surgery Accident

85) THE FAUXS - Bespoken

86) CASTILLO - I've Learnt Today

87) ERECTION - Ba Ba

88) SCOWL - Shot Down

89) THE PROZACS - We Scream

90) KINGSWAY FLYERS - Abandon Ship

91) DEATH PILL - Miss Revolt

92) BAD NEWS FIRST - Make It Better

93) XRAY VEX - Alkaline Trio Tattoo

94) MAKING FRIENDS - ATM

95) SILICONE VALUES - Disposable Music 

96) THE UGLY SCENES - Gym Kit Mums 

97) REMINDERS - International Dial Tones 

98) VICIOUS BLONDE - Father

99) GRADE 2 - Under The Streetlight

100) MVLL CRIMES - Just Like Heaven