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Release Alert! Overstand- “Short Fuse State” from the upcoming album Take Control 

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I know it will be awhile until you can take a listen to this (the single on 7” is set to drop September 5th, with the album to follow October 3rd), but you should definitely put this on your radar.  

Overstand formed back in 2020 and have an early eponymously titled EP that came out in 2022.  It is a really good hardcore set of 7 songs that blast away with intensity and purpose.  A great track to check out from this release is “Cracks in the Mirror.”  It has a simple message about how to live life, ripping guitar riffs and a pretty cool change of pace right after the midway point. 

Having been able to check out Take Control I can say that Overstand have only gotten better.   The guitars are still fierce, the bass is thundering, the drums have enough energy to light up the night and the vocals are edgy and powerful.  All of that is not surprising given the pedigree of the musicians involved but it is awesome to hear it all come together so well.  Check out “Short Fuse” (which also includes a guest vocal from Puerto Rican Myke of Skarhead & District 9) coming up in September and you will have a good idea of what is in store for the album.   There is an absolute ferocity in this song.  Also, according to the press release from Earshot Media, the backside of that 7” will be a cover of Bomber Zee (Agnostic Front).  You can ponder that until September 🙂

Song Review – CLASS “Behind the Ball” from the album If You’ve Got Nothing

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There is something incredibly cool and groovy going on with this band.  They do a fantastic job of calling back to several iconic punk & rock styles wrapped within their own original creations.  As an example the opening lyrics section of this track immediately brought me back to the first Clash album (…and yes, I get it…CLASS…Clash…but still) especially some of the songs on the UK version like Deny and Protex Blue.  

“Behind the Ball” is one of those tracks that gets right to the point and has a tight arrangement that keep your attention all the way through.  Old-style punk in tone with power & rhythm to the front and a clean vocal line…a good listen and no filler.   This release has a little cleaner mastering also than their prior releases (which you should check out also…there is a great song called “Box My Own Shadow” on Epoca de los Vaqueros ).

You can check out more of the music and information on the Bandcamp page https://nowthatsclass.bandcamp.com/

Your local businesses, artists, groups…that all need you, so please get out there and support them ….community is powerful:)