Continuing where they left off with their splendid split with Last Rough Cause comes these 13 hard hitting Oi! songs. Gimp Fist has always hinted at greatness and with this album, they have achieved it. By far one of the best "new" Oi! bands out there, They have style, they have class, well, they have IT...really. They know how to write tough, catchy songs that just grab you by the throat. You can hear their influences in their songs, think Red Alert and Cockney Rejects....then they stretch it with a pseudo white reggae track entitled Guilty which reminds me of The Ruts....and boy that organ sound is mean and dirty...quite sinister really. Top notch! Please check these guys out as they are quite talented and well.....damn good!!! A+ release here
I've been following them and Booze & Glory for the last few years. Two great "new" British Oi! bands. Can you recommend some others who have similar styles to these two?
ReplyDeleteDunno Lewdd, those two are the cream of the crop really. Maybe Citizen Keyne? You have more of the usual suspects like Bakers Dozen, On File, Deadline, but you probably already know these bands. Seems like The UK Oi! scene is made up of many bands that are from the glory days of old. Last Resort just released a great album on Randale that I have not picked up and I hear Infa Riot are recording too. There are many great US bands like The Gestalts, NOiSE, Cold Feelings, Custom Fit, Victory and from Canada a fantstic band called Bishops Green who might become HUGE
ReplyDeleteI saw Infa Riot at the 2000 Tons of TNT fest last year. They were incredible. I would enjoy some new music from them. I've been listening to the new US and Canada bands you mentioned. I bought the 7in singles subscription Under One Label from Pirates Press. One single per week for the year. Eleven have showed up already and 4 more are on the way this week.
ReplyDeletetotally on the button for this current time of crisis great music also check out ''Control'' another new/current band with it's finger on the pulse
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