The former ADVERTS front man wrote lyrics and sings over music we recorded in a Swedish bomb shelter in 2011. The song is titled A Vote for the Unknown. It will be available on vinyl this Fall thanks to Deranged Records and Taken By Surprised Records. Here is a link to the song.
“At last, it was about time, Hysterese strike back with their second s/t 12“. Three years after the stunning demo tape + the debut 12“, countless shows all over Europe and some line up changes they did it again, 10 songs in about 25 minutes. Melodic Punk with teeth, some say garage some say hardcorepunk? Who cares? dual male / female vocals past all description, noisy simple guitar tunes and a rumbling rhythm section, packed in a nice heavy cardboard sleeve. Driving, melodic punk/hardcore (but NOT “melodic hardcore” if ya get the distinction) with dark, swirling undercurrents. Catchy but not at all vapid. Sounding like a cross between Portland, Southern California, and Copenhagen, you could compare this to bands like THE OBSERVERS, NO HOPE FOR THE KIDS, GORILLA ANGREB, or ADOLESCENTS…”
“Canada seems to be the new fertile ground for smashing powerpop. MOTHER’S CHILDREN hail from Ottawa, the same place as great bands like SEDATIVES, STEVE ADAMYK BAND (who they share a member with), WHITE WIRES and many others are from and keep making me go GAGA. This 6 track 12” is the follow up to their well received THAT’S WHO! LP on DERANGED. Dirk Klotzbach from OX put it this way (I fully agree!):
I really hope that you all followed my call up from OX # 92 in the meanwhile and have bought yourself a copy of MOTHER`S CHILDREN “That´s Who” Debut LP. So just to make it clear once again, there is no excuse ! The same as great as mentioned LP is this follow-up 12″ from the Canadians. Power Pop Glam´n´Roll driven to perfection that should be spinning on your record player multiple times a day and that still is on a par with it´s musical archetypes. Take your personal hits from the first three Powerpearls Compilations add it up with the two episodes of Killed By Glam, listen to “Milk & Alcohol” and “She´s A Windup” by DR. FEELGOOD once again, don´t forget your BOYS, STIFFS and FAST CARS records and imagine you would be warped right back to the Seventies where you would be seeing all those bands live on stage, because this is the moment when you realize that you are dancing and beerspitting right in front of the stage of a MOTHER`S CHILDREN show. Maybe you´ll even meet Noddy Holder or Gary Holton there on your timewarp.””
“Canada seems to be the new fertile ground for smashing powerpop. MOTHER’S CHILDREN hail from Ottawa, the same place as great bands like SEDATIVES, STEVE ADAMYK BAND (who they share a member with), WHITE WIRES and many others are from and keep making me go GAGA. This 6 track 12” is the follow up to their well received THAT’S WHO! LP on DERANGED. Dirk Klotzbach from OX put it this way (I fully agree!):
I really hope that you all followed my call up from OX # 92 in the meanwhile and have bought yourself a copy of MOTHER`S CHILDREN “That´s Who” Debut LP. So just to make it clear once again, there is no excuse ! The same as great as mentioned LP is this follow-up 12″ from the Canadians. Power Pop Glam´n´Roll driven to perfection that should be spinning on your record player multiple times a day and that still is on a par with it´s musical archetypes. Take your personal hits from the first three Powerpearls Compilations add it up with the two episodes of Killed By Glam, listen to “Milk & Alcohol” and “She´s A Windup” by DR. FEELGOOD once again, don´t forget your BOYS, STIFFS and FAST CARS records and imagine you would be warped right back to the Seventies where you would be seeing all those bands live on stage, because this is the moment when you realize that you are dancing and beerspitting right in front of the stage of a MOTHER`S CHILDREN show. Maybe you´ll even meet Noddy Holder or Gary Holton there on your timewarp.””
“When you’re a kid, Friday nights are the best thing ever. No school, weekend to piss about with friends, best night of telly.
Luckily Role Models never grew up and set about making their own seven day weekend.
Meeting in London from their four corners of the globe they settled on Soho as their home, picking their way through the waifs and strays of the city after dark to find themselves playing the soundtrack.
All have played in many other bands, but to mention them here would be crass.”
Red Dons “Fake Meets Failure” Tape || Tandang 001 || Rm 8 || USD 3 + postage.
“Take the epic heaviness of FROM ASHES RISE, dilute it to a more punk rock formula, throw in the density of the WIPERS and add some early- ‘80s LA hardcore melody, and that’s the winning concoction of the RED DONS..,” – Maximum Rocknroll #329
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“What I love about The Cry! is that they’re pop and proud of it! They take their inspiration from the source: British Invasion, Beach Boys, doo-wop. They understand the history and the craft of pop music. Ask them if “pop” is a dirty word, and they’ll just laugh and go listen to Buddy Holly. They write perfect melodies in their sleep. They sound like they’ve been practicing their harmonies for 25 years – even though none of these lads are over 22! But don’t go thinking The Cry! are straight-up revivalists. Maybe it’s just their youthfulness, but they come off quite “current” to my ears. Their angle is that they’ve “reinvented the two minute pop song for the next generation”. Combining doo-wop harmonies with ’60s pop jangle and a touch of ’77 punk, their “new-old school” sound falls somewhere between The Connection and The Biters. And that’s a fine place to fall! The full-length, as expected, is stacked with hits. In that mythical perfect world I so often conjure in my reviews, “Modern Cinderella” would top the pop charts for weeks! Everyone from your kid brother to your gym teacher to your local congressman to your favorite porn starlet would be singing it while standing in line at Starbucks. If the chorus were any catchier, it would be illegal in at least 17 states. And once that lead guitar hook gets stuck in your head, you’re doomed!”
“Hot on the heels of their NONAGE LP, here’s a track off the upcoming GRAVES 7″ for the AUTISTIC YOUTH European Tour 2014! The band will have a tour version with them, the regular edition won’t be available until after the tour, official release date is February 24, so check the dates below and go out and see them!”
AUTISTIC YOUTH EUROPEAN TOUR 2014
Mi. 29.01.2014 Zaragoza (tbc)
Do. 30.01.2014 Madrid – Rock Palace
Fr. 31.01.2014 Lasarte – tba
Sa. 01.02.2014 Bordeaux – L’Antidote
So. 02.02.2014 Paris – La Mecanique Ondulatoire
Mo. 03.02.2014 Lille – Le Monks
Di. 04.02.2014 Amsterdam – Occii
Mi. 05.02.2014 Münster – Baracke
Do. 06.02.2014 Bremen – Sielwallhaus
Fr. 07.02.2014 Aalborg – 1000 Fryd
Sa. 08.02.2014 Copenhagen – Dödsmaskinen
So. 09.02.2014 Kiel – Hansa 48
Mo. 10.02.2014 Hamburg – Hafenklang
Di. 11.02.2014 Berlin – Cortina Bob
Mi. 12.02.2014 Leipzig – Zoro
Do. 13.02.2014 Wroclaw – Pod Palacykiem (+ Catholic Guilt)
Fr. 14.02.2014 Brno – Vegalite (+ Catholic Guilt)
Sa. 15.02.2014 Budapest – Trafik Klub (+ Catholic Guilt)
So. 16.02.2014 Zagreb – Attack (+ Catholic Guilt)
Mo. 17.02.2014 Munich – Kafe Kult
Di. 18.02.2014 Bologna – Freakout Club
Mi. 19.02.2014 Lyon – Le Kajibe
Do. 20.02.2014 Toulouse – La Dernière Chance
Fr. 21.02.2014 Sant Feliu de Guíxols – Atzavara
Sa. 22.02.2014 Barcelona – tba
If you don’t know already you had better listen.
If you don’t know already you had better listen.
