Comeback Kid‘s Wake the Lifeless is marked in my reminiscence as certainly one of first forays into two-stepping punk and hardcore as an indignant child, in order that they have a chunk of prime punk actual property in my nostalgic coronary heart. When the primary line of vocals, “Conquer the world, take it by any means!”, hit my ears, I knew instantly I used to be in love with this band another time, similar to I used to be in 2005.
The sensation I bought once I heard the primary minute of “Bother In The Winner’s Circle” is a really particular one, so take my hand and soar in with me for a second. If you would like out after listening to the primary observe, then get out and by no means come again (!). Image this: you’ve got had an annoying Chicago winter, not as arduous as those previous however nonetheless simply as miserable, and you have been preventing like hell for each ounce of happiness and motivation.
The biting chilly and sharp wind has pissed you off each time you stepped exterior for the final 4 to 5 months, however all the sudden, late February and March begins delivering BEAUTIFUL ass days. We’re speaking 60s and sunshine, the midwesterners are in swim trunks ingesting on patios. Stoked would not even start to explain it, you are rising from the useless. This high-on-life temper can solely be topped by discovering hype new releases to kick you over the sting right into a second of pure bliss – then you definitely hear the brand new Comeback Kid EP TROUBLE. The solar is right here to remain.
For a band like Comeback Kid, who’ve been across the fashionable punk/hardcore block and again once more with a vocalist change in between, highs and lows are anticipated. It is simple to develop into a band that simply depends on their legendary title to drive gross sales, we see it again and again with bands who simply will not stop whereas they’re forward. Though, think about your title being Comeback Kid and never with the ability to “comeback” arduous continually. Fortunately this band all the time returns with fierce expertise. With 2022’s Heavy Steps and this upcoming EP TROUBLE, Comeback Kid appears to have a tough time NOT producing bangers.
“Bother In The Winners Circle” kicks in with one of the vital punk-charged, hyped-up riffs I’ve heard in the previous few years. In one other world I’m a WWE heartthrob and that is my walkout music. The 2 minute mark on this single provides us what all of us crave however solely typically admit, a great ass group vocal clapping second. The music video is as enjoyable as I anticipated for a music like this, with the band performing in a shiny blue literal fish bowl as the gang bets on winners in a bar brawl.
Second and third tracks “Disruption” and “Chompin’ At The Bit” do exactly that and kick up the tempo with their fast guitar bits and suggestions, with “Chompin’ At The Bit giving us one other enjoyable, melodic refrain and even MORE group vocals! It is my dream come true! “Breaking and Bruised” has an remoted bassline that I am totally obsessive about, completely complimenting the rising depth of the vocals.
TROUBLE is fast, true for this EP and possibly true for the way in which a punk child instantly finds themselves in a sticky scenario with the cops whereas attending a present at an deserted DMV. The four-track chunk of gold’s longest music sits at 3:48, so for those who’re searching for a high-energy circle pit appetizer, that is positively it.
