Podstar’s melodies are – like all good emo-inspired pop-rock – achingly beautiful, but catchy enough to get stuck in your head all day and make you enjoy it.
It might be ok if, during any of the 12 songs, the guitars were in tune, the drums were on beat, or the singer was on pitch… ok, nevermind, it’s all bad.
Rise Against has once again piqued my interest in this genre, or maybe I’ll just play this record and consider it to be the only punk rock album in existence.
Political punk rock with samples, breakbeats, frantic paces, and both live and synthesized guitars. Lots of whoa-whoa’s, but also plenty of Chemical Brothers.
The line “candy and decay” from “My Addiction” defines the good-time punk of Panty Raid! Though fierce, they remain feminine without resorting to cutesy.