By Monk
Leeds old-school infused punks rockers The Kingcrows may be declaring that it is a ‘Bad Time For The Goodtime Generation’, but one thing is for certain: it is far from the case for fans of good time, scuzzy, snot-fuelled punk ‘n’ roll as long as combos such as these guys continue to pick up their instruments and lay down riffs such as they deliver on this, their latest DIY release.
Over the course of the 14 tracks offered hereon, these Yorkshire ‘Crows deliver a soundtrack that will appeal as much to hardcore original punks as it will to those brought up on the likes of Green Day or glunksters such as Hanoi Rocks, as well of those who undertook our musical education blasting out the likes of Mott, The Dogs or The Quireboys at neighbour-annoying volumes. Equally, there is more than enough spit, verve and pedal-to-floor attitude and grit to draw lovers of the likes of Turbonegro or any of the plethora of Scandi-action rock proponents which constantly batter down the doors of ÜRHQ and demand our attention.
The Kingcrows did the latter in the nicest possible way, with a politely worded email extolling what they love about our beloved site. Well, apart from that, there’s nothing nice or polite about ‘Bad Times…’. This is dirty back alley punk at its, well, dirtiest. A rabid collection of 14 tunes which grab you by the balls tighter than our pet wolf with the smell of blood in his nostrils and possessed of more infectious melodies than a ward full of, well, possessed zombies. It’s an album that touches all the right bases from first chord to last: big riffs, bombastic rhythms and incisive vocals all delivered with angst and ferocity.
So, as I said at the outset, if you’re a fan of old-fashioned, no-nonsense classic punk ‘n’ roll of the sort that is guaranteed to have you hitting the repeat button as soon as the last song has faded into the smog back streets, then you’re definitely in for a good time with this absolute all-killer-no-filler ‘banger. Just make sure you turn it up to neighbour-annoying volume…
- ‘Bad Times For The Goodtime Generation‘ is out now.
- The Kingcrows play Brudenell Social Club in Leeds as support to The Dickies, this Saturday (5 August).
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