Suck on this George Bernard Shaw! Youth isn't being wasted on this bunch of Brighton youngsters. With a combined age of 55 four piece punk rock upstarts A-M-I are a young band. At 15 years old Guitarist Marley Perez is old enough to be Charlie Harper from the UK Subs's grandson....wait up the press release says he is! Looks like punk rock is in the blood.
A-M-I first got together back in 2010,
and released a single Meathead/Billy No Mates in 2012 (Co-produced
with Charlie Harper.) Anti Meathead Inc is their debut album, and
what a gem it is, a real blast of youthful punk rock metal exuberance with
a message of what matters to them in the world today; Consumerism, Bullying, Environmentalism, Rebellion and
Treachery. The antithesis of One Direction.
A-M-I are carrying the punk rock flame
deeper into the darkening years of the 21st Century;
lighting the way forward for a future generation who have had enough
of being sold the shrink wrapped pre packed garbage pop that is the
X-Factor and The Voice. The Kids are Alright, it's the adults
that are the problem! but not in this case cos A-M-I have had the
likes of the UK Subs and Captain Sensible mentoring them, which can't
have been a bad thing as just one listen to their album will testify.
A-M-I have a musical maturity beyond their years and have developed a sound that is
not just their own but also a reflection of their influences; The
Clash, Crass, The Ruts, Metallica, Slipknot. The songs are: Fast and
frantic, chugging and chopping, tuneful and thoughtful. Through the
crystal clear production, the Guitars thrash the drums crash the bass
bashes and the vocals shout, scream and shriek, Ten tracks each one as
catchy as nits in the school playground and just as hard to get out
of yer head. If as another old saying goes “you are only as old as
you feel” then after listening to this album several times I'm gonna be fifteen
this year and not fifty.
Anti Meathead Inc is available for £5 from
Time and Matter Recordings. It's a nicely packaged CD and is available in 3 different colours
(Red, Orange and Green) Highly Recommended *****
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