http://thebombpops.com/
https://angryyouthelite.com/
Punk Pop / Punkrock
As the saying goes, you have your whole life to write your first record, and only a few years to write your second one. SoCal punk quartet The Bombpops are still caught up in the first part of that saying, though: Formed in 2007 by co-frontwomen Jen Razavi and Poli van Dam, The Bombpops are just now getting their debut full-length, Fear Of Missing Out, out into the world. However, according to Razavi, there are a lot of very valid reasons for the delay.
First off, the intervening decade found The Bombpops endure an absurd amount of lineup changes. “We’ve had three drummers and six bass players,” Razavi says with a sigh. “Each time felt like starting over.” Adding to that was an opportunity to work with No Use For A Name frontman Tony Sly, who expressed interest in producing the band before his sudden death in 2012. “I had one of the best conversations in my life with Tony at Punk Rock Bowling in May, and then he passed away in July,” Razavi laments.
The band, hot off of two well-received EPs on Red Scare Industries, re-focused with yet another new lineup (this one, featuring bassist Neil Wayne and drummer Josh Lewis, having the magic touch ”we finally have the best rhythm section we could ever ask for,” Razavi gushes), but then found themselves sidelined again—this time due to some positive news: van Dam was pregnant with her first child. The experience helped bring the band members closer together, even though it meant the band itself had to take a hiatus.
“We learned a lot about each other through that,” Razavi says. “We took a break, and we’ve come back harder than we ever have. People literally told us, ‘You can’t tour, Poli can’t be in a band.’ Who are you to say that? It’s situational for every single person.”
The Bombpops’ career has been littered with false starts, flakey rhythm sections and life getting in the way, but now, The Bombpops are laser-focused, thanks in part to their new home.
“It’s so crazy,” Razavi admits. “Since I was 15, all I wanted to do was be on Fat Wreck Chords. It’s the same with my bandmates. It literally is a dream come true. I used to look up to bands on Fat, but now, my best friend Rosie in toyGuitar is signed to Fat Wreck Chords. Bad Cop/Bad Cop, those girls are our girls. We love them. We feel like we’re part of the family.”
“Punk’s not dead – it’s just going to bed at a reasonable time.
Wogegen rebellieren, wenn man die Dreißig längst überschritten, die Rente gesichert und einen Haufen Kinder zu erziehen hat? Zum Beispiel gegen den gesellschaftlichen Verfall im Allgemeinen und den musikalischen Verfall im Punkrock im Speziellen.
André, Charly und Markus sind mit Melodycore groß geworden und haben in andern Bands bereits mit sämtlichen Szenegrößen gespielt. Als Angry Youth Elite drehen sie sich und ihre alten Bandshirts noch mal auf links. Der Bandname ein augenzwinkernder Wink mit dem Skateboard-Deck Richtung Lagwagon, steht ihr Debüt Ready! Set! No! in den Startlöchern, um den angeknacksten Ruf des 90er-Punkrock zu retten.
Statt profillosen Poppunk und Nonsens-Texte, gibt es politisch aufgeladene Hardcore-Kanten wie bei Good Riddance, die positive Verweigerungshaltung früher Pennywise, mehrkehlige Singalongs a la Bouncing Souls. Über allem schwebt ein Bewusstsein für die Wurzeln aus den 70ern, das bis zu einem kurzen aber prägnanten Reggae-Einwurf reicht.
Punktgenau und aufs Wesentliche reduziert, sind die druckvolle Produktion von JÖRG SIEGELER und das Mastering von JASON LIVERMORE im legendären BLASTING ROOM in Colorado der einzige Luxus, den Angry Youth Elite sich und ihrem rastlosen Debüt in 25 Minuten gönnen.
Ready! Set! No! erscheint am 06. April 2018 auf dem Hamburger Label Sportklub Rotter Damm im Vertrieb von Indigo/Believe.“
Einlass: 20h, Beginn: 21h, Eintritt: 10€
