{"id":11920,"date":"2020-05-17T05:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T05:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=11920"},"modified":"2020-05-13T09:33:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T09:33:46","slug":"eps-a-go-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=11920","title":{"rendered":"Eps a Go-Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Mala Vista – Mala Vista EP (Self Released \/ Dead Beat Records \/ No Front Teeth Records)\u00a0<\/strong>When is a single and EP and when is an EP a mini album or a full album?\u00a0 Mala Vista knows how to confuse those who like categories and lists and like to departmentalise their music with this seven-track (digital) five-track seven-inch release and my pick of the month’s best EPs.\u00a0 Kicking off with an ‘Intro’ and then the rapid ‘Mouth Breeder’ reminding me of our very own Hip Priests in many ways. The ‘Nuclear Missile Crisis’ is another belter from this New York quartet sounding like the bastard offspring of Buzzcocks and SLF.<\/p>\n

Originally released early last year but repressed and re-released and thank God for that otherwise we’d have missed out on ‘NY Groove’ and its rapid rock and roll breathing new life into the spirit of The Ramones. I love the feel of the record songs like ‘Criminal’ get better and better the more you spin it and the fact it certainly doesn’t have any Bob Rock big production values only adds to the record.\u00a0 great tunes played well and with a tonne of energy and love poured into every one of them.\u00a0 Keep an eye on these boys I love what I’ve heard thus far.\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Slash City Daggers – ‘Lose Myself On You (I’m Gonna)\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>It’s certainly been a while but I love me some Slash City Daggers and with this tune I find I’m jonesing for some good time junk rock n roll and this has just given me my fix but what next? I want more, more, more!\u00a0 A wonderful late-night slice of quality from the Daggers who clearly get what it takes to absorb all the New York Dolls and trashy Rock and Roll possible but has it been almost twenty years since we last had a Daggers tune?\u00a0 Wow please don’t make us wait another twenty before the next one, get on with it we need some more of this right here right now.\u00a0 Whoo ho! baby rock and fuckin’ roll!\u00a0Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>No Fix – ‘Apocalyptic Rock’ (Self Release)\u00a0<\/strong>well kids Canada is killing again as Ontario’s No Fix wipes their nose on the sleeve of Rock and Roll with this here EP.\u00a0 First out the gate is the snarling ‘Get Outta Punk’ and in a similar vein, there’s no let-up on the hypnotic ‘Arm The Boys’ which sounds like they’ve found Doc Brown’s time machine and headed back to the early 80s and shown up at a Partisans show and nicked their chord book.\u00a0 The pick of the tunes on offer for me would be the latter offerings. ‘Vicious Cycle’ has guitar playing a simple strum n lick and the rhythm is solid,\u00a0 it might not be breaking new ground but who cares just enjoy the moment and pogo! ‘Big Bopper’ is more like it and they’ve saved the best til last for sure.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The Hawkins – ‘Roomer’ (The Sign Records)\u00a0<\/strong>The first track taken from their new album sees Swedens rockers The Hawkins with a huge sounding song with a big dramatic chorus and full-on rolling guitar lick that mixes classic rock with something you might have on latter Hellacopters records. ‘Silence is a Bomb’ is due in September and looks like being as solid as their previous album.\u00a0 Infectious tune and it’s got handclaps as well. What’s not to like Rockers.\u00a0 Get those sweatbands on your wrists and turn it up let’s go!<\/p>\n

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