{"id":26172,"date":"2025-03-01T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26172"},"modified":"2025-02-28T17:21:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:21:44","slug":"punter-australianation-uk-drunken-sailor-records-australia-via-televised-suicide-records-green-noise-records-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26172","title":{"rendered":"Punter &#8211; &#8216;Australianation&#8217; (UK Drunken Sailor Records\/\u00a0Australia via Televised Suicide Records, Green Noise Records (USA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/a2725742160_16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/a2725742160_16-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/a2725742160_16-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/a2725742160_16-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/a2725742160_16-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/a2725742160_16.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Every now and then an album comes across your path that will have a real impact and knock you off your feet, almost a physical thing that can be awe-inspiring and breathtaking. Not to be too hyperbolic but Punter did that when I was sent this to review I was instantly blown away. The first play was exhilarating and I had to take a break and do something else then go back to it a day later just to see if I\u2019d lost my senses or if my first impression lasted into the second and then the third and so on. Fuck me sideways, this album is the dog&#8217;s bollocks I liked their debut EP from a few years ago bu tthis is next level. I have no idea why, it&#8217;s not original nor is it so groundbreaking it&#8217;s genre-defying or something so new\u00a0 I can\u2019t make head nor tales of it. It\u2019s a loud rapid punk rock record from Australia (der the cue is in the title) but the delivery and passion contained within touched me like a visit to Lourdes and a dunk in the holy water of punk rock n roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Safe In The Bubble\u2019 starts it all off with a simple scuff of the guitar before going in both feet first it&#8217;s hardcore but with bells and whistles and so much more. The vocal spit in with more venom than I\u2019ve heard in a while all whilst the guitars slash and hack but the sum of its parts only goes to make the devastating racket that is my soundtrack for the last month or so. Hell, there&#8217;s even bagpipes for fucks sake. Bon Scott would have thrown his pipes in the Sydney Harbour if he\u2019d heard this and how to wheeze that bag of air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PUNTER - Bone To Pick (Official Video)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/59oZ-5-xtWI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The title track is along next with a swift metaphorical kick to the nether regions to take your breath away.\u00a0 There&#8217;s something quite beautiful about a band that captures such beauty in such visceral and punishing styles. Punter have their collective finger on the pulse as the music gets faster and more manic but it explodes into a calming acoustic guitar outro that I didn\u2019t see coming.\u00a0 If you think that was brutal \u2018Turf Layer\u2019 is up next just to poke you in the eye with a very blunt stick but you keep going back for more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the soundtrack to the best bar brawl ever and could power a fleet of electric cars for days on one frantic play. \u2018The Golden Hour\u2019 almost eats itself before \u2018Chin Stroker\u2019 is like a rabid dog out of control in a supermarket taking out anything in its path \u2013 frantic \u2013 brutal take your pick this shit is happening and I fuckin love it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its not all thrashing about smashing everything in its path, oh ok it is but \u2018Bone To Pick\u2019 is a bit more mild-mannered and more measured with its twelve-bar riffage and a solo that\u2019s tap tastic and like a missile boring into your ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fact there are thirteen songs on this album is mental it&#8217;s spoiling us to the point that anyone hearing this should do so on their own it&#8217;s dangerous.\u00a0 \u2018No Normal\u2019 is tub thumping tastic \u2013 oh fuck it you get the picture this record is the bomb and you should just get a copy its as if Clowns have joined forces with Bronx and a whole host of other great bands and joined forces to write an album that sets the tempo for all future punk rock releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Rise OF The Technocrat\u2019 is a runaway bassline and hack n slash rampage on the guitar it&#8217;s bloody dangerous, seriously don\u2019t drive whilst listening to this or your heading for a world of trouble. In fact this album&#8217;s thirteenth offering is the album&#8217;s finest and it would seem that everything to this point has been merely setting the way.\u00a0 @It Aint Pretty\u2019 is spot on and the absolute zenith of how to do punk rock hardcore style in 2025. Buy this album right now, don\u2019t think about it just trust me and get your grubby hands on a copy it\u2019ll blow you away. Absolute fuckin killer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/drunkensailorrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/australienation-lp\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drunkensailorrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/australienation-lp\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Author: Dom Daley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every now and then an album comes across your path that will have a real impact and knock you off your feet, almost a physical thing that can be awe-inspiring and breathtaking. Not to be too hyperbolic but Punter did that when I was sent this to review I was instantly blown away. 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