A Pretty Mess – Filthy Poor

Seriously, this band rules, and so does this album! If you like catchy street Punk, then I highly recommend picking this up. It's fast, it's raw, and in your face. It can sometimes be tough getting into band with girls singers. They either try to "sing" to much, scream too much, are too high pitched, or whatever, the list goes on. That isn't the case with this album. The vocals are mixed and switched up and it sounds good! The "screaming" actually sounds so much like Brody Dale (The Distillers), and yes that's a compliment. I love how every song sounds different too. One of my favorites on here was "1692". It's catchy little guitar riffs are bound to get stuck in your head. I also liked how the songs' semi-fast paced beat ends up going into a ska beat, and then back to fast. Proof of the songs not sounding the same. My other two favorites were "Lost City" and "Despair", they're so catchy!

Another cool thing about this album, cover songs! There's nothing more rad than hearing bands play covers from Punk legends and being able to pull it off. They do "Bloodstains" from Agent Orange and "Kids of the Blackhole" from The Adolescents. I really liked this album. It's not going to be one of my all time favorites, but its definitely something I will listen to enough to the point where I catch myself humming the songs. Listen to this!

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-Corrina P.-
Big Wheel Staff Journalist
 

 

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