{"id":14940,"date":"2021-03-24T05:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T05:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14940"},"modified":"2021-03-23T11:01:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T11:01:06","slug":"indonesian-junk-living-in-a-nightmare-rum-bar-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14940","title":{"rendered":"Indonesian Junk &#8211; &#8216;Living In A Nightmare&#8217; (Rum Bar Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a1880181681_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14943 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a1880181681_10-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a1880181681_10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a1880181681_10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a1880181681_10-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a1880181681_10-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a1880181681_10-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a1880181681_10-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a1880181681_10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Milwaukie glam punk rockers Indonesian Junk are back with their first studio album since 2019\u2019s riotous \u2018Spiderbites\u2019. Once again released through the home of all things good, Rum Bar Records, \u2018Living in a Nightmare\u2019 follows on from where \u2018Spiderbites\u2019 left off, but this time bigger, bolder and fiercer.<\/p>\n<p>Right from the first few notes, the Junk\u2019s penchant for sugary, glam hooks is back on full display with the opener, \u2018Type of a Girl\u2019, a The Boys-style number full of power pop melodies. The band certainly know how to write a tune or ten, and they also know how to channel different rock \u2018n\u2019 roll vibes. While songs such the aforementioned opener, \u2018Knew it All Along\u2019 and \u2018One More Try\u2019 (featuring Kurt Baker) delight in their power pop sensibilities, the band also know how to brawl. As with the previous album, the songs ooze confidence, whether it\u2019s the ballsy \u2018Living in the USA\u2019, the full-on rock \u2018n\u2019 roll of \u2018Policeman\u2019, or the swing of \u2018I Don\u2019t Mind\u2019, somewhat reminiscent of the The Hellacopters.<\/p>\n<p>The album is wonderfully catchy, demanding a second listen as soon as it ends after the final notes of the extensive sing-a-long ballad \u2018Bawling My Eyes Out\u2019. The whole record encapsulates a wide range of dynamic material. While some time can be spent talking about the influences they undeniably wear on their sleeve, Indonesian Junk are their own sharp and exciting entity, and \u2018Living in a Nightmare\u2019 is a colourful and enjoyable listening experience from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/indonesianjunk.bandcamp.com\/album\/living-in-a-nightmare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/indonesianjunk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author: Craggy Collyde<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kYU888_k8B0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milwaukie glam punk rockers Indonesian Junk are back with their first studio album since 2019\u2019s riotous \u2018Spiderbites\u2019. Once again released through the home of all things good, Rum Bar Records, \u2018Living in a Nightmare\u2019 follows on from where \u2018Spiderbites\u2019 left off, but this time bigger, bolder and fiercer. Right from the first few notes, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14943,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[683,183],"class_list":["post-14940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review","tag-indonesian-junk","tag-rum-bar-records","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14940"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14944,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14940\/revisions\/14944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}