Nö Class - Here Comes Trouble

1. Who are Nö Class? 

Nö Class are an Oi, Punk, Pub Rock band from New Zealand who fight out of Melbourne, Australia. The band have been creating havoc since 2014-ish and have one or two long players to their name Painted In A Corner (2018) and The Early Years (2021). Here Comes Trouble steams off the E.P. of the same name Here Comes Trouble (May, 2022). 

2. What kind of tune is Here Comes Trouble? 

Here Comes Trouble is a pub punk rock song that charges out of the blocks like a greyhound after the rabbit and with the sound of a full pub cheering on their favorite horse in the Melbourne Cup. The opening verses are reminiscent of Jim Carrol's People Who Died (or the GWAR cover) which I assume is no accident as it is dedicated in memory of a fallen comrade. The chorus lands like a well placed footy kick and with the exuberance of a crowd at the MCG cheering a surprise goal propelling their favorite team to an unexpected victory. There is something intimate and yet universal in this celebration of a genuine character and Here Comes Trouble is the kind of rowdy banger to accompany a triumphant arrival in Valhalla.

3. Who do Nö Class sound like? 

There is a bit of early Kiwi punk about them like No Tag and they have covered The Enemy/Toy Love. Others have suggested there's a bit Motörhead in there (because of the name I guess) or Rose Tattoo. I'm hearing a bit of The Angels and RIXE too.

4. Which bands have influenced Nö Class? 

Motörhead, Rose Tattoo, The Business, Cock Sparrer and ...  AC/DC (which is a bit like crediting the Beatles and the Stones when you're a Kiwi or an Ocker but whatever). They have plenty of love for MESS and RIXE too.

5. What have the cut and paste bandits said about Here Comes Trouble? 

"Booze fuelled Aussie pub-rock, punk and Oi! and rock'n'roll" - said the wordsmiths at Epidemic Records.

"The perfect blend of ratbag Aussie rock, fist pumping British Oi, and an outer suburban pub car park fight" - VICE.

"Not as shit as I thought given you are sheep molesters" - YouTube Comments. 

"Hey! You better get out of the way!

He's been on the piss all day,

Here comes trouble again"

Bleached - Flipside

1. Who are Bleached?

Bleached are a punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. They started in 2010 and have two albums. Flipside (Feb’17) is the second single from the E.P. Can You Deal? (March’17). 

2. What kind of tune is Flipside?

Flipside rides a solid punk riff for all its worth. Dreamy harmonies encourage flights of fancy and there are some grunge elements to flesh the song out. A good tune from a great band.

3. Who do Bleached sound like? 

Best Coast, La Sera and Tacocat.

4. What have the press said about Flipside? 

“Sunbaked pop-punk” – Spin. 

“A 90’s alt-rock throwback with power-pop bona fides” – Stereogram. 

“Pleasantly sentimental” – Consequence Of Sound. 

5. Which bands inspired Bleached?

Some of their influences are The Gun Club, Johnny Thunders, The Misfits, Joan Jett and Generation X. 


6. Why should I give Flipside a listen? 

Because you love a punk riff. Because you like Riot Grrrl bands.


7. What are Bleached's best songs? 

Wednesday Night Melody is fat rock riffs, Keep On Keepin' On brings the grunge to the table; but don't over look the sixties garage pop of For The Feel. 

8. Any more words?

Bleached are on tour this summer supporting The Damned.

“Standing up against the walls,

Rolling your eyes, every song”

Dude York are a power pop/punk band from Seattle, Washington. They sound like Tacocat and Hole. Dude York are influenced by Weezer and The Misfits. Tonight is a single from their second album Sincerely (Feb'17).  Tonight is a hard charging song about telling someone to kiss off. 

“Let’s wrap this up,

There’s somewhere I have to be tonight”

Cold Collective - Away From You

1.    Who are these men of music?

Cold Collective are a rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Away From You (March’16) is the second single from Cold Collective’s debut long player Bacherlorette Party (May’16).


2. What have the lads dished up?

Away From You has a powerful, low throbbing, engine thanks to the swampy rock riffs. Throw in a fat bass assist and a passionate, punk vocal with exquisite phrasing, riding on top with arms wide open. Away From You is a carefully crafted, well worn, mid-tempo punk rock shit kicker.


3. Who have Cold Collective been compared to?

The reviews are out. Lower Than Atlantis play in the same sandpit.


4. What have the cut and paste bandits said about Cold Collective?

“Swampy rock riffs” – The Best Indie Songs.

“Upbeat catchy songs” – Punk Rock Theory.

“Throbs with pent-up aggression” – The Best Indie Songs.

 

5. Which bands have cast a shadow on Cold Collective’s hard rocking vibe?

Back in the day singer and guitarist Tim Landers said Mock Orange, Third Eye Blind, Osker and Suicide File were essential listening.


6. Why should I give Away From You a whip past the ears?

Away From You throbs with pent-up aggression but it never lets slip of the clutch; it just rides that feeling for all it's worth. Away From You is a case study in crafted punk rock restraint, never sacrificing speed for shot-between-the-eyes accuracy.


7. Do Cold Collective have any more majestic bolters?

The debut single Wanna Change will not disappoint.


8. Any more information?

Cold Collective was formed by Tim Landers who has played in Transit, Misser and Off And On and is made up of members of Defeater and November 5 1955.

Bachelorette Party was produced by Jay Mass who has weaved musical magic for bands like The Dropkick Murphys, Title Fight and State Champs.

 

“I hit the ground running man, anchors aweigh,

Get me to Logan, get me on a plane”

 

It would be rude not to bring a Lower Than Atlantis tune out for a spin. The alternative rock band from Watford, England, have four long players on their roll of honor. Get Over It (2015) is a stand alone single and was described by The Indie Pendent as “one of the years most catchy alternative anthems.”

 

“Just because I’m a rock don’t mean I’m made of stone”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Otherkin - I Was Born

1.    Who are these soldiers of rock?

Otherkin are a grunge pop band from Dublin, Ireland. They kicked off in 2013 and have two short players to their roll of honor. I Was Born (Feb’16) is the lead single from Otherkin’s second short player The New Vice (April’16).


2. What kind of essential brilliance are Otherkin touting?

I Was Born is a cracking charge up the guts that is more punk than pop and more rock than roll. Hold onto your knickers because I Was Born will blow your pants off without so much as a chat up line.



3. Who do these rock gods sould like?

FIDLAR. I Was Born was compared to The Strokes and The Vaccines by It's All Indie. While Lost In The Manor were feeling The Foo Fighters.


4. What have the cut and paste bandits said about I Was Born?

“Whip-cracking epic” – It’s All Indie.

“Dynamic riffs and a big anthem sound” – Ceol Caint.

“Heavyweight thumper” – Headphone Jacks.

 

5. Who put the bang into Otherkin’s blast?

Otherkin are influenced by old school English punk like The Clash and The Sex Pistols and have said that The Stroke's Is This It? is their benchmark.


6. Why should I give I Was Born a poke with a stick?

I Was Born melds new century American garage rock with old school English punk to create a noisy hybrid with more bang than a space shuttle malfunction.

 7. Do Otherkin have any more crackers?

Don't fuck about, listen to Ay Ay now. Ay Ay is like The Vines with a sense of purpose. Feel It  has lashings of American garage rock and is sound as a pound too.

 8. Any more words?

Otherkin have fluffed at shows for Parquet Courts and Palma Violets.

“It’s alright, it’s OK”

Reinforcements are from the big guns of Broadway Calls. The punk band from Ranier, Oregon, fired up in 2005 and have three long players to pin to their pole. Fuck me dead but it’s hard to pick just one standout track from these punk gods. Wake Up Call blasts off Broadway Calls' second big player, Good View, Bad News (2009), that was produced by Descendents drummer Bill Stevenson and Absolute Punk called it “the best pop-punk record of the year,” and on the topic of Wake Up Call reviewers All Music were succinct, “anthemic.”

“For nights like this I trade my days”