Live review: Vive Le X-Mess 2024, London Water Rats, 4th Dec
Ah, the Vive Le Rock magazine X-Mess gig – it’s becoming a great tradition indeed. The Water Rats gets increasingly packed and sweaty tonight, and
Sorry Mom have grown from a group of college friends playing music together to a fierce and emotionally searing punk sound that fuses old school punk with pop punk, all with a hardcore edge.
Their music chronicles queer experiences and suburban despair through a nostalgic punk sound. And we can all get a taster of this with new track ‘Teeth‘.
It’s an emotional track about complicated parent/child relationships:
“This song captures the feeling of watching an immature parent grow old but never grow up. It’s about begging someone you have loved and lost to admit that, at the very least, they loved you the most.”
The song is a follow up to previous single ‘Shaving My Legs‘- a track which provides a fast-paced introduction to the overall album. The song tackles the feelings of being trapped- promising to start making changes to your life tomorrow but that tomorrow never comes.
‘Babyface‘ is the first full length release from the band, a follow up to their EP ‘Juno Goes to the Big House‘ which was released in 2021.
‘Babyface’ is out on May 12th. You can order HERE.
Main Photo Credit: Meghan Marshall
Ah, the Vive Le Rock magazine X-Mess gig – it’s becoming a great tradition indeed. The Water Rats gets increasingly packed and sweaty tonight, and
Chubby and the Gang’s Charles ‘Chubby’ Manning Walker is – by his own admission – not a man of words. It matters little, because this
From Sutton in Ashfield, UK, Hung Like Hanratty are one of the most well-known, hilarious, fun punk bands around! They have played hundreds of gigs
Marvellous Punk music made Monday night a fun night – Grade 2’s end-of-year tour is a must-see! First support are Southampton’s excellent SkatePunk band Everyone
Nottingham’s iconic live music venue, The Bodega, played host to the electrifying Skinner Brothers, delivering an unforgettable show that perfectly captured the essence of their
A song celebrating happiness and joy at Christmas time, ‘Christmas Smile’ is a true Christmas earworm, whether you like it or not!
A Phil Spector-esque
I’m Molly Tie- I Love punk! I play drums (badly), write a lot about punk (not as badly) and I’m particularly interested in issues relating to women in the music scene.
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