The Massachusetts quartet return with the aural equivalent of a quadruple espresso!
Blink and you’ll miss this one! At only ten minutes long, ‘I Think It’s Time To Leave…’ doesn’t stick around, but the passion and energy contained within is certainly helping us get off the sofa and actually DO things on these hot, lazy days. This EP is the follow-up to Already Dead’s 2024 second album ‘Something Like A War’, and whilst that record saw the band dabble in various styles of punk, they’re keeping things mostly hardcore this time around.
Opener ‘I’ll Go Mine’ is a great minute-long anthem to saying goodbye to a toxic relationship; a slice of warp-speed skate punk with a winning chorus, whilst lead single ‘Time’ is a superb showcase for singer/guitarist Brandon Bartlett’s enjoyably raw-edged vocals. We want to be down the front, in the pit, roaring that “Something’s gotta give!” refrain back into his face – because of course he’d love that.
‘Gettin’ By’ is another catchy slice of blue-collar punk rock, reminiscent of The Lawrence Arms or Against Me! at their most direct, and it’s followed by the harder and darker ‘Sick Talk’. The latter could almost be a prime-era Poison Idea out-take; a gloriously pissed-off ode to the folks in your life who simply will not shut up about themselves – let’s face it, most of us can relate to the fury within!
It all comes to a close with the three-minute epic (by this EP’s standards, anyway) ‘Nothin’ Wrong’, which kind of wraps up everything that’s musically great about Already Dead, adds lyrics about remaining positive in the face of adversity, and spews forth with plenty of grit and a sense of determination.
Who’d have thought that a band called Already Dead would be brimming with such vitality? We hope they don’t mean that ‘I Think It’s Time To Leave…’ title literally, because with songs this good, we’re looking forward to getting better acquainted with the band. Do yourselves a favour and join us!
‘I Think It’s Time To Leave…’ is out now – order it HERE.
- I’ll Go Mine
- Time
- Gettin’ By
- Sick Talk
- Nothin’ Wrong
Follow Already Dead on Their Socials:
Need more Punk In Your Life?
EP review: Already Dead – ‘I Think It’s Time To Leave…’
Blink and you’ll miss this one! At only ten minutes long, ‘I Think It’s Time To Leave…’ doesn’t stick around, but the passion and energy
Album review: M.U.T.T. – ‘Toughest Street In Town’
Here at Punktuation, we like it when bands blend punk and rock n’ roll with a sense of humour, and in that respect, this second
Dion Lunadon/Los Pepes, London The Lexington, 20th June 2025
Be it venturing into the crowd (with his guitar, natch), inviting a random crowd member onstage to play keyboard, or even playing his own instrument
Live review: John McKay’s Reactor make their live debut at Reading’s Facebar!
One of punk’s great pioneers, John McKay has returned after 35 years in the musical wilderness. Promoting his long-lost and excellent ‘Sixes and Sevens’ album
Alien Nosejob, London New Cross Inn, 16th June 2025
This evening, I arrive at the New Cross Inn in a filthy temper and leave feeling completely reborn – and without the help of alcohol,
EP review: Aerial Salad – ‘Roi De L’Herbe’
Of all the adjectives one could throw at Manchester punk trio Aerial Salad, ‘romantic’ isn’t the one that first comes to mind, but you get
I spend my days teaching English to foreign students, and my evenings attending as many gigs as possible. Raised mainly on a diet of 90s third-wave punk, my tastes have grown to include just about anything from trad ska to thrash metal. The Ramones are my musical gods.
Did you know that we are 100% DIY? We run our own game. No one dictates to us, and no one drives what we can or cannot put on our pages – and this is how we plan to continue!
