An abrasive and rambunctious new release from Sik Sik Sicks hits of a variety of thrashy garage and punk rock in the form of this vivacious ball of energy that hits with a brutal honesty that comes through both humorous and real which gives this record such a thick and sort of full-bodied character that you just don't want to let it go.
The Rejected.Dismissed.Declined. album comes through like a set of sucker punches to the gut and I mean that in the best possible way.
The energy level across this whole record not just by the amazing vocalist but by the entire band is electric and it feels almost like these were recorded live on the floor to an extent and all the players were just feeding off of each other the whole time.
It has this live performance vibe and that's part of where the intensity and the vivaciousness come through.
The guitar tones are gritty but super fun, the riffs are amazing, the drumming is punk rock and again, this band does combine garage, punk, alternative rock, and more and they do it all on one record so this is the type of album that you should listen to from beginning to end so that you can catch all of it.
Listening to a few tracks from the record might give you a little bit of a gist for what you can expect but it won't give you the full spectrum of what the album has to offer as a whole.
One of my favorite aspects about this whole thing is the lyrical content. The way she just says what's on her mind or really, sings what's on her mind is outstanding.
There are certain things that she lets out with such a blunt approach that you smile ear to ear because not only do you agree with it, but you thought it a million times but never had the guts to say it out loud.
These are the things that attract me to a band like this. That brutal sort of fiery and fierce honesty that has no walls built around it.
This record doesn't give a shit about anyone's feelings being hurt.
We need that in punk rock, thrash rock, heavy rock, garage rock music.
That's half the point especially when we're talking about punk rock. It's about letting out something that's real and shouting it out loud so that everyone can hear it.
This was a blistering record without standing guitar work and a unique approach that blends old school and new school song writing together so that you get hints of classic punk rock, and a newer garage rock meshed together and it's really about the liveliness and the almost outlandish performance by all parts that really lands this whole record where it does.
Now, having said all that along with all the thrash goodness, there's a lot of pop coated catchy and colorful attributes to the record as well which include several courses and a lot of hooks that end up bouncing around in your head for hours after the songs have ended.
So, you get this blend of grittier, sort of dirtier, attitude riddled garage punk but then you also get a very, still honest, but more blissful pop punk as well and I feel like that's an amazing combination because it works so well to balance the record out.
It has certainly been quite some time since I've heard a record that pulls off being able to combine that color and that edge together so incredibly well.
A lot of these songs are singalong or, shout along, jump up and down, fists in the air bangers and they come off with a certain kind of love in their undertone.
It's a love for the genre that they're doing and a love for creating music together. It's a love for their craft and when I say that I don't just mean playing their instruments or singing, I do indeed mean, playing songs together and creating tracks that have an impact and still have catchiness and some heart.
This record was brutal and all the best ways possible.
If you are a fan of hard-hitting, thrashy, gritty, fun, colorful, charismatic, and vibrant punk or garage rock then this is 1,000% for you.
Again, I would most definitely urge you to listen to this record from beginning to end so you can soak it all in and be infected with that energy and that edge.
Also, listen to it with headphones or just listen to it really loud because it just comes through stronger that way.
This is a band that I want to go see live after listening to this record.
Remember where you heard it first.
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