Grandpa’s [mostly] melodic punk [with some alt, pop punk, straight-up punk, and post-h thrown in] weekly [ish] music review
RANDOM NEWS AND/OR INSIGHTS INTO GRANDPA’S SHIT
nothing added to grandpa’s playlist this week … second straight week … I did hit some live shows tho … https://grandpamusic.wordpress.com/2021/11/10/grandpa-finally-hits-some-live-fucking-shows-nov-2021/
I’m willing to share the news that new found glory will have a christmas album out on dec/3, but don’t expect to hear much more from me on the subject
yes, I listened to the two new pup songs … happy now?
why hasn’t travis scott pulled escape plan from the airwaves? … jesus fuck
to chelsea and [especially] to buffalo, what the actual fuck? … to #lufc and to #lcdh44, well ok, I guess I’ll take it, but not getting the warm and fuzzies here, nah mean?
oh, and lewis, if you genuinely think valtteri is the reason you didn’t win that race, you need to check yo’self
FUN ALK3 OR SKIBA OR BLINK NEWS
#AlkalineTrio totally kicked ass in worcester, ma, saturday night … wow … a few shitty pics available here (along with shitty pics of lots of other bands I saw over the past few days) … https://grandpamusic.wordpress.com/2021/11/10/grandpa-finally-hits-some-live-fucking-shows-nov-2021/
SHIT YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO (band, song, etc … my main playlist)
randells; el mundo loco; pop/melodic/ramonescore punk … from swedish people land … I know some of you don’t like it when I add a song to my playlist that’s not representative of the album (or even the band) … get over yourselves … it’s a crazy world
latewaves; too much; punk-ish indie cool … awesome stuff
weatherworn; last rites; this one’s a melodic punk banger from these awesome mostly pop-punkers
steel bridges; pour jamais oublier; melodic punk goodness
dan andriano and the bygones; sea level ; oh my god, yes, yes, yes … troubadour melodic punk … yet another example of truly one of the great voices of a generation
urethane; gravity; pop punk grooves (and yes, this is steve caballero’s band)
don’t panic; what’s a guy to do; it’s terrific … it’s melodic punk … fight me
don’t panic; one more time; more great melodic punk from these power-pop/indie/melodic punk lovelies
hawthorne heights; palm canyon drive; awesome melodic punk
sincere engineer; gone for so long; terrific up-tempo melodic punk stuff
face to face; blanked out; old guys still kicking melodic punk ass
face to face; this is my vanishing act; another great melodic punker
cold years; headstone; absolutely spectacular scottish melodic punk … terrific stuff … like rise against good
shackleford; dragged along; totally terrific melodic punk … this came completely out of left field for this grandpa … wasn’t on my calendar or my radar … so good
shackleford; guilt would creep; more spectacular melodic punk
the last gang; prosthetic lost cause; LA melodic punk doesn’t get much better than this …
the last gang; shameless; … unless of course it’s this … ok, I acknowledge that my memory is not the best, but I’m thinking this is a strong candidate for song of the year
grave neighbors; outrage porn; excellent melodic punk noise
frank carter and the rattlesnakes; cupid’s arrow; if long hairs and melodic punkers had a child, I imagine it might come out a lot like this
kind kaputt; leichter; terrific german melodic punker with more than a bit of grunge rubbed on it
kind kaputt; wasser; more spectacular german melodic punk
cold years; home; gonna have to call this one a melodic punk n roller … these scottish lovelies can do no wrong, apparently
OTHER GOOD LISTENS FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS
fully released and added to grandpa’s library
youth fountain; keepsakes and reminders; pop punk … when they decide to rock the fuck out, and when they put it all together, actually kinda awesome
faster forward; feeling nostalgic; if you like your punk rock fast and snotty, you’ll dig this
another one down; a bitter descent; mostly pop punk
dan vapid and the cheats; escape velocity; fun, melodic, indie punk
debt neglector; dirty water; in-your-face melodic/skate punk
the band for disease control and prevention; glitter tits; diy/garage punk n roll … tyneside repre-fucking-zent … I think I speak for everyone when I say that glitter tits are the best kind of tits … am I right? … can I get an amen? … no? … yeah, you’re probably right
the ramonas; haphazard; still sometimes sounding ramonescore-ish, but there’s something (punk) here for everyone
mark murphy and the meds; on the brink; melodic/pop punk n roll
heart attack man; thoughtz and prayerz; off-kilter punk
postage; s/t (or lp1); gruff-ish, garage-y melodic punk … mostly being reviewed as all brand new material, which it actually isn’t, but what it definitely is is awesome
upcoming albums with pre-release singles already streaming
scowl; how flowers grow; out nov/19/2021; indie/melodic punk n roll … streamed seeds to sow … groovy sound
pulsebeats; lookin out; not available until jan/7/2022; streamed she sings like joey ramone … melodic punk n roll
avem; three birds stoned; I’m hearing that this will be out spring 2022; canadian melodic punk … streamed calling card
senses fail; hell is on your head; release date is all the way out to jul/15/2022; we should probably expect post-h? … streamed I’m sorry I’m leaving
simple plan; tbd; guessing there’ll be a 2022 release; streamed the antidote … liking it, tbh … we should expect pop punk (or maybe pop-punk-ish alt)
lst in hlywd; tbd; ditto guessing 2022; pop-punk-ish power pop rock … streamed bittersweet … fun noise
UPCOMING STUFF I’M EXCITED ABOUT
avem; three birds stoned; spring 2022
UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS (I have tix for)
fuck … I’ve basically just done them all … three shows in four days … https://grandpamusic.wordpress.com/2021/11/10/grandpa-finally-hits-some-live-fucking-shows-nov-2021/
#AlkalineTrio and taking back sunday … march 2022 … londinium
STUFF REMOVED FROM MY PLAYLIST THIS WEEK
lot lizards; dissolver
RECURRING SHOUT OUT
HoldenCM and LCTap … without them, this pile of crap wouldn’t be called grandpa’s anything
<<WHY MUST THE DEMS ADVERTISE THEIR LOSSES AND REFUSE TO CELEBRATE OR HIGHLIGHT THEIR WINS? … OH, YEAH … THAT’S RIGHT … COS THEY’RE DEMOCRATS … CAN’T GET OUT OF THEIR OWN WAY>>
==EOM==
oh, and did I mention I went to a few shows? … https://grandpamusic.wordpress.com/2021/11/10/grandpa-finally-hits-some-live-fucking-shows-nov-2021/
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