STRUNG
OUT - 'Transmission. Alpha. Delta' review
"So,
the sticker on the cover of this states that 'two years in the
making, STRUNG OUT are back with a career-defining masterpiece',
which is somewhat of an exaggeration in my opinion, but this is
still, as expected, pretty damn great. It sounds a lot like the stuff
that appeared on their last couple of albums; crisp, tight, polished
skate-punk that fuses twiddly metallic guitar work with a load of
pace and energy, big melodies, and some huge choruses. and having
been listening to these guys since I was in school, it's great to
hear how everything has culminated into this cohesive sound that
doesn't really sound like anyone else (not least because of Jason's
ace vocal style). There are some real crackers on here in the form of
super catchy opener 'Rats in the Walls', 'Black Maps', and the intro
to 'Nowheresville' is every skatepunkers dream; utter perfection. If
you dig Fat Wreck style melodic punk with the twiddles of stuff like
THE HUMAN PROJECT and THIS IS A STANDOFF, or simply like what they've
done on recent previous albums, then I definitely recommend picking
this up. Hard to believe these guys are in their forties and still
writing such technical and relevant punk rock."
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