{"id":16954,"date":"2021-10-29T05:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=16954"},"modified":"2021-10-25T18:09:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T18:09:26","slug":"bitch-queens-custom-dystopia-lux-noise-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=16954","title":{"rendered":"Bitch Queens &#8211; \u2018Custom Dystopia\u2019 (Lux Noise Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a0593610160_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-16955 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a0593610160_10-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a0593610160_10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a0593610160_10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a0593610160_10-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a0593610160_10-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a0593610160_10-1140x1141.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a0593610160_10-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/a0593610160_10.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Bitch Queens return with their follow up to the excellent \u2018City of Class\u2019 and continue to release well crafted albums that maintain high quality. They don\u2019t tend to break out of the hard rock laced with punk attitude and catchiness category ( or is it punk rock with attitude and hard rock elements) that they have mined for several years. If you have liked the past couple of albums, this one is a no-brainer to purchase, and, if you have not heard them, start your journey here and enjoy a trip through their back catalog as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Burn It Down\u2019 surges to life with an urgency that packs every second of its two minutes with vitality. The chorus doesn\u2019t mess around and presents a simple refrain to immediately bring the listener into the album. The short breakdown in the song provides just enough of a break to create an impact when the hook comes back around for good measure. Slowing the tempo for \u2018Con Man Contraband\u2019 creates some dynamics as the verse then is given more power with the screaming vocals. A slithery guitar riff weaves its way through the song as the chorus is more subtle than the opener. Within the confines of the band\u2019s sound is where they have expanded what they do as opposed to genre jumping. Sampling a warning announcement, they launch into \u2018The Apocalypse\u2019 and continue to ease just a little off the throttle here to create impactful moments. This is another chorus destined to be stuck in your head, and I like that we get the chorus before the first verse. The slow down at the end of the song fits perfectly too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/laraZyXdaek?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Don\u2019t Be That Dude\u2019 feels like a throwback to the mid to late 90\u2019s a la Turbonegro, Supersuckers, Gluecifer, etc. It is catchy with lots of levity and will be one that will likely irritate you as you sing it in your head later. The title track provides an immediate switch with a balls to the wall race to the end of its frantic 40 second runtime. The band then immediately goes back to their super catchy hard rock with \u2018The Worst Thing\u2019 to close the first half of the album. It\u2019s not a far reach from the Backyard Babies but contains a bit more exuberance and punkiness than BB have done for a while.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off the back half of the record, \u2018Brainwash Radio\u2019 is a solid classic Bitch Queens song with a large hook, excellent production, and made for air guitar riffs. This is the kind of song that should be getting played to death on the radio. The guitar to open \u2018FU Emily\u2019 provides more twists in the dynamics of the album. The song serves as a bit of a ballad here but is laced with so much attitude that it feels incredibly sinister and extremely catchy. \u2018Ignorance is Bliss\u2019 ups the tempo considerably and will either have your fist in the air or head banging in no time. This again highlights one of the greatest qualities of the band. They create albums that have a flow and take the listener on a journey. When the record ends, you want back on the roller coaster.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The final quarter pole of the album kicks off with \u2018A Good Day to Forget\u2019 which continues the hard rocking excellence. The chorus provides some moments to start singing immediately, but it is not one that will get boring. The guitar solo after the second chorus serves the song perfectly. \u2018This is How We Roll in 2020\u2019 provides another scream along moment as we recall the misery of the 2020 world. I don\u2019t think someone could sit still during the song. Closing out the album, \u2018Sugar Balls\u2019 takes a step somewhat out of the ordinary but still sounds just like the Bitch Queens. The intensity builds up during the song to serve as the perfect ride out into the sunset moment for the album.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YbTM4DESgJw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Bitch Queens entered my world with the awesome \u2018L.O.V.E.\u2019 album back in 2017. I went backwards to catch up with their back catalog and have now been a fan since the start for their two most recent albums. If catchy hard rock laced with punk venom sounds like your thing, grab this new album and then start making your way through their back catalog too. You will not regret it.<\/p>\n<p>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/store.bitchqueens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Author: Gerald Stansbury<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitch Queens return with their follow up to the excellent \u2018City of Class\u2019 and continue to release well crafted albums that maintain high quality. They don\u2019t tend to break out of the hard rock laced with punk attitude and catchiness category ( or is it punk rock with attitude and hard rock elements) that they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[66,7215,714,4030],"class_list":["post-16954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review","tag-bitch-queens","tag-burn-it-down","tag-gerald-stansbury","tag-lux-noise-records","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16954","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=16954"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16956,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16954\/revisions\/16956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}