Bad Nerves - Last Beat

1.    Who are Bad Nerves? 

Bad Nerves are a garage pop/punk rock band from East London, England. Last Beat (Aug'17) is the B-side to their Radio Punk single. The chaps have a handful of singles to their name.

2. What are Bad Nerves packing?

Last Beat is a fiery and urgent rock'n'roll. The tune is no frills and races in at the two minute mark. Explosive garage rock that feels exciting and immediate.

3. Who do they sound like?

The So So Glos, and The Ramones.

4. What have the press said about Bad Nerves?

“Thrilling power pop rock’n’roll” – High Clouds.

“Undeniably joyous” – Read Dork.

“Scuzzier than ever” – DIY.

5. Which bands give Bad Nerves a chubby?

David Bowie, The Ramones, The Clash, Ty Segall, and Jay Reatard. 

6. Why should I give Last Beat a spin?

Because you love furious rock'n'roll that don't take a breath. 

7. Have they got any more pearlers?

Check out the A-side Radio Punk.

8. Any more words?
Get on with ya. 

Superorganism are an indie pop buzz band from East London. They evolved out of The Eversons. Everybody Wants To Be Famous (Jan'18) is their fourth, and most popular, single from their debut album Superorganism (March'18). An album some reviewers lost their shit over. Superorganism sound like STRFKR or MGMT. Everybody Wants To Be Famous is both melancholic indie pop and breezy effervescence at the same time.

 “Feeling like a boss and staring at the stars”

The Last Gang - Turn The Record Over

1. Who are they?

The Last Gang are a punk rock band from Orange County, California, playing together since 2004. Turn The Record Over is from their debut album Keep The Counting (March'18).


2. What have they got?

Punk rock with gang vocals. Derivative and concise. No reinventing the wheel here.


3. Who do they sound like?

The Interrupters, Rancid, and The Distillers. 


4. What have the keyboard punchers said?

"Not afraid to cram in hooks alongside the singalong choruses" - New Noise Magazine.

"High energy, pop-infused street punk" - Dying Scene.

"Crisp production and good songwriting throughout" - Punk News.

5. Who are they influenced by?

Rancid, The Clash, and Misfits.

6. Why should I give the tune a spin?

Because you remember when Rancid sounded exciting.

7. Do they have any more good uns? 

Blood Drunk.

8. Anything else?

Zip. 

“I got my radio blaster, I got my one telecaster”

RVIVR are a punk rock band from Olympia, Washington. They have been playing together since 2008 and have two albums in the bag. The Tide (Dec’16) comes from the E.P. of the same name. The Tide is a fist thumping, lo-fi punk song with catchy riffs, traded male/female vocals, and an honest lead guitar break. As gritty as her crack when you are fucking on the beach. 

“Choking on your words like the cops are coming”

Yungblud - I Love You Will You Marry Me

1.   Who is he?

Yungblud is Dominic Harrison a successful punk/ska/rock/hiphop musician from Doncaster, England. I Love You Will You Marry Me (Sept’17) is from his debut self-titled E.P. Yungblud (Jan’18).

2. What's Yungblud got?

A ska tune that juxtaposes romance with commercial reality.

3. Who does Yungblud sound like?

Jamie T, RAT BOY, and Arctic Monkeys.

4. What is the word from the press? 

“It’s catchy as hell” – Beat.

“An astute lyrical ability that leaves a sting in the tail” – Clash.

“Brutal honesty” – Kill Your Stereo.

5. Who are his influences?

Arctic Monkeys, Eminem, The Clash, Kanye West, and The Beatles.

6. Why should I give I Love You Will You Marry Me a listen?

Because you like a good punk/ska tune. Because you like socially conscious music. Because you wanna know what's blowing up in Britain at the minute.

7. Any more cracking good tunes from Yungblud?

Check out King Charles or Polygraph Eyes. 

8. Any last words?

Nah.

“A version of Romeo & Juliet,

This time with Adidas sneakers and cigarettes”

Turnspit are a melodic punk/rock'n'roll band from Chicago, Illinois, who have been playing together since 2015. Their debut album Desire Paths was released Feb'18. Turnspit sound like The Distillers, 131's, Hot Water Music, and Gaslight Anthem. Human Music is from their debut E.P. I Wonder If They Are Happy (2015) and is heartfelt punk rock.

TOUTS - Political People

     1.    Who are these whipper snappers?

TOUTS are a punk band from Derry, Ireland. Political People (May'17) is the lead single from their debut E.P. Sickening and Deplorable (May'17).


2.  What kind of tune is Political People?

Classic edgy punk, balls deep in crunching guitar and with caustic vocals. Tight as a nuns cunt.


3. Who do TOUTS sound like?

The Clash, Stiff Little Fingers, and Green Day.

4. What have the press said? 

"A two minute sub-culture anthem" - Indie Is Not A Genre. 

"Switched on and seriously fucking angry" - NME. 

"Raw, sweaty punk at its finest" - King Mob.

5. Which bands have inspired the TOUTS?

Some of their influences are The Clash, The Stiff Little Fingers, The Undertones, and The Dubliners. 

6. Why should I give Political People a listen? 

Because you love popular punk with a word to say.

7. What are the TOUTS best tunes? 

Political People is top of the pile but Sold Out is a banger too. 

8. Any more words? 

These lads aren't out of school yet and they are scoring support slots for bands like Kasabian and Paul Weller.

“I hate the same old way”

Benjamin Booker is a blues/boogie/garage/punk rock musician from Virginia Beach, Virginia. His main influences are Gun Club, T.Rex and Blind Willie Johnson. Benjamin Booker's music has been compared to White Stripes, Kings Of Leon, and The Strokes. Right On You (April'17) is the second single from his second album Witness (June'17).  Right On You is an urgent, bluesy, garage rock song that Stereogram praised for its, “swaggering, bluesy strut.”

"I’ll be damned if I don’t get what I want”