{"id":28357,"date":"2026-05-04T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=28357"},"modified":"2026-04-27T19:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:18:26","slug":"flash-kicks-couldnt-care-less-wanda-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=28357","title":{"rendered":"Flash Kicks – ‘Couldn’t Care Less’ (Wanda Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The fact its on Wandas is enough to prick my interest so when the needle dropped and I was greeted by spikey happy go lucky snotty power pop punk rock I was over the moon as ‘Addicted’ flew out of the speakers and this German trio flew to the top of the pops at RPM HQ. with a 1-2-3-4 they were off as ‘Work & Buy’ sounded like the mid period Green Day before they hit paydirt as the drums were tight and the the guitars thrashed around like their life depended on it it was the melodies that draw you in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They say they peddle snotty 77 punk rock, which isn’t a lie, it’s a bit modest as well because there’s more going on here from deepest darkest Cologne. The back beat of ‘End Of The World’ is only half of it because the chorus is a real earworm. Try keeping your feet still and not tapping your toes or throwing shapes. This stuff is infectious. Most of the thirteen tunes don’t venture over two minutes, so boredom isn’t even a factor, and solos are dispensable but in the best possible way keep it lean and cut the fat, it’s all good stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sighting Angry Samoans and New Bomb Turks is always going to get the thumbs up round here. Go get some Flash Kicks in your life, it’ll be thirteen times better than it was before you heard this record. Buy It!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Author: Dom Daley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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