REVIEW: Lili Champ: Self Titled EP

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Uncle Critic

lilchampstLili Champ is a punk band from Santiago de Chile and they’re pretty damn great. They’ve got some good tunes here on their self titled EP; they seem to pull a lot of influence from 90′s punk rock and pop punk. ‘Liliage’ is an awesome introduction to the band, plus I’m always a sucker for songs with whoa-oh’s in them. ‘Macaroni & Cheese’ is great song about people moving on from punk. I can’t understand the lyrics to ‘Las dos sombras’ but sounds pretty damn good to me regardless, you don’t have to know the lyrics to know a good song. ‘Breadbags’ closes things out, it starts off pretty slow than brings it up to speed a little bit, and it reminds me of some of the Queers slower songs. I don’t even know which song I like best on here, they’re all pretty good. Just check out Lili Champ if you dig punk and pop punk.

1. Liliage
2. Macaroni & Cheese
3. Las dos sombras
4. Breadbags

Get it from Lili Champ HERE

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REVIEW: Big Eyes: Almost Famous

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Uncle Critic

BigEyes_AlmostFamous_4pOutBig Eyes didn’t waste much time getting their second album out. This one is out on Grave Mistake Records and as I suspected it’s fucking great. Top to bottom it’s filled with the great 90′s rock influenced pop punk that Big Eyes is made up of. It’s the type of stuff you can’t help but like. Just listen to these and try not to tap your toe or bob your head, it’s not possible. This album is top to bottom great; it sets a pretty high bar for the rest of the albums that have yet to come out this year. Being Unkind,
The Sun Still Shines and Can’t Catch a Break really stand out as the best of the best, though there’s not a downer song on the whole thing. If you dig pop punk this should be on your shopping list for sure, or already in your ear.

1. Nothing You Could Say
2. Wanted Sometimes
3. Being Unkind
4. Losing Touch
5. Half the Time
6. The Sun Still Shines
7. Ain’t Nothing but the Truth
8. Can’t Catch a Break
9. A Matter of Time
10. I Think of You
11. You Can’t the Only One

Get it from Grave Mistake Records HERE

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REVIEW: Toys That Kill/Future Virgins

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Uncle Critic

ToysThatKillFutureVirgins-split7Another great split for the year this time coming our way via Drunken Sailor Records. This one features the great Toys That Kill and Future Virgins. Toys That Kill is a band I’ve been listening to since they’ve basically risen from the ashes of F.Y.P. They always deliver and even though they’ve only got one song on this split they make it count. ‘Maybe This Cult Is Way Off’ is over four fucking minutes! That’s a long punk rock song, but if you’re thinking ‘oh fuck that’s too long’ you sir or madam are mistaken. This song is pretty incredible, all four minutes and eight seconds of it. As for Future Virgins, I’d actually never heard this band before and it turns out I’ve been making a huge mistake. Just half way through the first song ‘Passing Curse’ and I was pretty well hooked. It’s like one of those bands you hear and it’s just pop punk bliss, with a hint of classic rock thrown in for good measure. The second song ‘Counting Sheep (Show Me)’ is even better if that’s a thing that’s possible. It reminds me of a White Wires song, but with more pop in it. Toys That Kill do a great job with their side but they just can’t compete with the two great songs that Future Virgins unload on this record. Don’t mess up; make sure you buy this one.

Toys That Kill:
1. Maybe This Cult Is Way Off

Future Virgins:
1. Passing Curse
2. Counting Sheep (Show Me)

Get it from Drunken Sailor Records HERE

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REVIEW: Big Eyes: Demo

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Uncle Critic

Big Eyes DemoWhat we’ve got here is the repress of the Big Eyes demo on Grave Mistake Records, a great record that was pressed in 2011 and was gone pretty quick. For anyone that’s heard Big Eyes you know what you’re getting into, this demo still has a few of my favorite songs on it so if you don’t own it, get on it quick. If you for some reason haven’t heard Big Eyes yet you’re really doing yourself a disservice. They’re a great band with lots of 90′s power pop and pop punk influences with great female vocals that just make this such a perfect sound. You really can’t believe how good this is unless you’ve heard it already. Go get this right now before you miss out again!

1. I Prefer To Be Alone
2. Since You Left
3. You Ain’t The Only One
4. All Alone

Get it from Grave Mistake Records HERE

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REVIEW: Smokejumper/American Lies

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Uncle Critic

CoverJohn Wilkes Booth drops this split with two great bands on us. Neither of them have a lot of releases but everything they do have out rules. And this split is no exception. Smokejumpers side has two excellent songs ‘Creature of Bad Habit’ is a great fast song that reminds me a lot of the Transgressions, this is definitely one of my favorite Smokejumper songs now. ‘Riverside’ is almost as good, it’s got a lot of whoa-oh towards the end which always win me over, this song really fits alongside a lot of 90′s pop punk too which meets my approval. The American Lies is something that you better not miss either. Both of their songs are just as good as Smokejumper’s. The first song ‘Pat and Jenny’ is pretty great, though I do kind of wish it was a just a little bit shorter. The second song ‘Weekends’ is officially the best American Lies song to exist, at least as far as my ears are concerned. I like this song even more than I like ‘Dads’ which is a thing that I didn’t think was possible. This split is one that you do not want to miss out on; it’ll be among the best of the year for sure. What the fuck are you doing still reading this? Go order one!

Smokejumper:
1. Creature of Bad Habit
2. Riverside

American Lies:
1. Pat and Jenny
2. Weekends

Get it from John Wilkes Booth Records HERE

Get it from Smokejumper HERE

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