The postals - One nation under the influence (2007)

Tracklist:
01. Banned from the pub
02. Fast forward
03. Drink
04. Going postal
05. American dream
06. Baseball bat
07. Fuckin inebriated
08. Last call

Selfreleased by the band in 2007.

A three-piece band from North carolina playing heavy punk rock n roll. This band was started by Aaron on vocals and guitar, John on bass and Nap on drums. This is basically their entire carrer on a cd since Aaron left the band and moved back to Washington right after this release and finding no replacement the band was put 6 feet under. The year after though they lended 3 songs from this release to the compilation Oi! dont pay the bills.
The music is rock 'n' roll with lyrics about fighting, drinking and basicly going postal. Though they deliver the songs with a sense of humour that most drink'n'fight bands lack and Aaron's vocals give the lyrics some credibility. On the songs Baseball bat and Last call i wonder if Aaron even was conscious when recording since his mumbling sounds more like something you will hear in the back of that lowclass bar at closing time.
Best tracks that you shouldnt miss out on are Fuckin inebriated, Drink and Banned from the pub.
All mumbling aside this record is something you really cant miss if you are even slightly intrested in the modern American punk scene.
(Update: I fixed the upload file so everything should work now.)
8/10

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Stiff middle finger - Neck demo (2005)

Tracklist:
01. Stiff middle finger
02. Six days
03. Sabotage
04. Crutches and coffins
05. Nickel beers
06. Riot
07. Die on your feet (outro)

Released with the help of Neck records in 2005.

A three-piece band consisting of members from Delaware and Philadelphia playing fast and aggessive punk with an attitude fitting their band name. I first heard this band on the Neck records compilation called Oi! dont pay the bills from 2008. The band totally blew me away on that record so i was a bit let down when i heard their only release other from those songs wasnt with the same rock n roll feeling that they had in 2008. Its in no way bad and if you are a fan of Squiggy's early stuff you will love these guys (and girl). The songs are short (most ending around 1:00) and the last 2 tracks are more crusty then Oi!. Their song Six days about the despair of the workingmans life is the best track on the demo and has a great 77/oi! feeling to it.
Even if i do like their later sound better this album is a rare little gem (comming from a scene in Delaware that i thought was dead haha).

The band is currently looking for a drummer but as far as i know they are still active today.
Much respect to Neck records for sending me his demo (and a bunch of other great records) and actually contributing something without dollarsigns in their eyes.
8/10

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Shopingspree

Have been slow with the uploads lately but that is only becaus i have to stick with cd's and mp3's. This week though if i get a day of from work i will go and buy my brand new reordplayer that suposedly (according to the salesman) makes sick rips from vinyls. I will also buy myself a propper scanner so i dont have to take halfass photos of the records.
I will "celebrate" this with an upload of 3 extremely rare 7-inches by Limecell so keep your eyes on the blogg (or even better add yourself for updates by clicking to the right).
//Bernando

New album by Armed suspects

A split album with Ol' cheeky bastards consisting of 6 new Armed suspects songs and 2 old now remade in acoustic versions. What i have heard it sounds alright though i cant really say nothing about Ol' cheeky bastards since this is the first time i hear of them.

Lyrics for Bedroom song by Armed suspects

I woke up this morning to the sound of the alarm
Pulled myself out of bed, put on my uniform
Made myself some coffie but the milk came out in clumps
Everuthing in the fridge has been expired for 2 months

And i dont know why i even bother trying anymore
To force myself i dont want to go outside the door
The world outside dont like me and i dont care for them
So why should i even bother when its cosy in my bed

Well here in my bedroom i can put my headphones on
Crank up the radio and listen to my favourite songs
And noone will disturb me or tell me what to do
Why should i even leave the comfort of my bedroom

And i dont know why i even bother trying anymore
To force myself i dont want to go outside the door
The world outside dont like me and i dont care for them
So why should i even bother when its cosy in my bed

Its not that im antisocial and im not feeling depressed
I just dont see the point in getting up and getting dressed
Go to work and do a job that makes me feel like crap
When id rather just sit back and have another napp

And i dont know why i even bother trying anymore
To force myself i dont want to go outside the door
The world outside dont like me and i dont care for them
So why should i even bother when its cosy in my bed

Armed suspects - Time will tell (2007)

Tracklist:

01. Intro

02. Reason to believe

03. For the kids

04. Jimmy the saint

05. Hold fast

06. Taking the fall

07. Bedroom song

08. Different way

09. Time will tell

10. Asbury lanes

11. Losing the fight

12. Fighting man

13. Working class thugs

14. Class war

15. Poor mans choice

16. F.I.S.T.

17. Sue me for what

18. The noose

19. Round of shots (bonus track)

20. Little rumours (bonus track)

21. Hopeless (bonus track)

22. Anthem (bonus track)

Released by Kings crown records in 2007.

Now this is more like it. Dont know what happened but they made a 180 in a year. Everything fits perfect on this album (even if that eiree crap is crawling around the corner on most song) and they have really succeded in making hitsongs that sticks in your head. All from the guitarplay on Losing the fight and the singalong friendly choruses on the antiwar anthem Hold fast and Reason to believe i am certain that this band could even go Dropkick big. They show of their great poppunk abilitys in Class war and the antisocial song Bedroom song.

Also added for this record is 4 songs from their 2006 EP Hopeless. These 4 tracks are not of the same quality as the rest of the album but Anthem is an ok skinheadanthem worth checking out.

When i give this album 9 its not for an Oi! album just an album filled with great music. Just skip their first releases and stick to this one album, you will thank me.

9/10

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Armed susects & The skels - Split 7'' (2006)

Tracklist:
01. Armed suspects - O'farrels
02. Armed suspects - Whiskey of bottle
03. The skels - The rain came pissing down
04. The skels - Across the raging seas

Released by Pirate press in 2006.

There is very few things i hate more then stereotype Irish bands. Let me get this correct..... you drink all day, fight all night, are hardcore catholics and sail the seas for a living? Somehow i find that hard to believe and if this is all a fantasy for you then why not go all out and make some bilbo baggins hobbit music cause thats how most eiree songs sound to me. What is even more anoying is the fact that we even here in Sweden have kids with absolutely no Irish roots thinking its cool and blending it with punk (damn you Dropkick do you know what monster you have created).
Anyway this one was released in 2006 and the whole Irish clover crapp might not have been so played out as it is today so ill give The skels some slacks and take it for what it is.
Armed suspects serve 2 tracks from their full release. 1 good, 1 bad. The skels play classic..... who am i kidding lets just get this interview over with.
5/10

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