{"id":26731,"date":"2025-07-02T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26731"},"modified":"2025-07-01T10:32:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:32:35","slug":"durry-this-movie-sucks-big-pip-records-thirty-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26731","title":{"rendered":"Durry -\u2018This Movie Sucks\u2019 (Big Pip Records\/ Thirty Tigers)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rock? Punk? Pop-punk? Indie? All the above? At the end of the day, it will be up to others to try and wrap a genre around this band if you want to put a label on them. For me, this is simply an outstanding band that writes killer songs that affect the heart and soul of the listener. Durry began during the pandemic as a brother (Austin- vocals & guitar) and sister (Taryn- guitar & backing vocals) combo who became a four-piece band with the addition of Ashley (bass) and Dane (drums). One of their early songs became popular on TikTok and pushed the band\u2019s popularity. As someone who still thinks of a clock when I read TikTok (sic), I found Durry (or Durry found me) when they started releasing the pre-release singles from this album. It gave me the benefit of diving backwards into their first album and the earlier versions of those songs while eagerly anticipating this album. Their debut had a glossy pop sheen to the rocking songs and delivered some killer lyrics about life. The band has come back with a second album that easily avoids the second album curse or jinx by building on what they have done and expanding on it to create an album of the year contender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead track \u2018Bully\u2019 gets the tempo going from the start and showcases a less polished production that wastes none of its two minutes. Austin screams out the words to be heard over the music as the band addresses bullies online by pointing out that sometimes the ones pushing back can become bullies as well. The humour they can inject into their lyrics is showcased immediately. Durry reminded me of n old band from San Diego called the Rugburns when I first heard them. The Rugburns were punky but also had these wonderful mellower songs filled with lyrical stories about characters they created. I would add the Refreshments\/ Roger Clyne as another similar artist who writes in a similar manner. There is an exquisite talent to this approach, and Durry delivers the goods. The band keeps the rocking going with the nugget-styled \u2018Monopoly Money.\u2019 Austin\u2019s vocals make me feel like I could almost sing along with him and be close enough in tune to be okay. The song has a nice bridge that feeds right back into a frenetic chorus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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