Me First and the Gimme Gimmes have never been afraid of being quirky, so it should be no surprise that they’ve put out an EP sung entirely in Japanese.
These Utah rockers have sold millions and amassed a loyal following. They put a twist on their traditionally heavy sound with dub reggae on “Hands and Faces.”
“I feel violent all the time inside of me,” rages Joyce Manor on “Violent Inside.” It doesn’t get much more honest than these 90 seconds of pure emotion.
San Francisco’s Dead To Me display shades of the UK band Consumed on the hard-driving “Undertow.” That kind of burly, forceful punk is always OK in our book.
“And I know when you’re living under sheets of snow/ it can look like the world’s gone black/ but remember that the sun comes back/ At least they say it does.”