The next couple of releases come from people that are known to me — folks I used to talk to on Twitter before Elon ruined it — and basically our chats began from the standpoint of a mutual love of the Wildhearts.
And it just so happens that Tommy and Ginge both have ace singles out, so….
REVIEW: SLUMLORD RADIO – “PARADISE EXPRESS” / “SNAKEBIT”
Starting with Slumlord Radio from Michigan, Tommy himself says: “Good dirty dive bar romps!” and “Paradise Express” delivers.
Filthy as you like — listen to that lead. Christ. It’s got that scraped-up, grin-on-your-face energy where everything feels like it’s being played a bit too loud in a room that’s a bit too small.
“Snakebit” adds some weird harmonies, but it’s catchy — like an STI to be fair. It worms its way in and refuses to leave.
REVIEW: LITHIUM KICKS – DOUBLE A-SIDE SINGLE
Over in Cardiff, Lithium Kicks take that same kind of communal punk-rock DNA — the stuff that starts with messages about the Wildhearts and ends up with you rooting for someone you’ve never even met in real life — and bottle it into something that feels built for small rooms and big choruses.
“I Want Something I Don’t Care About” is proper punk. “Disposable Heroes never meant nothing to me,” Ginge spits, and the chorus is weirdly uplifting — the kind that makes you feel invincible for two minutes even if you absolutely aren’t.
And “Catch Me When I Fall” is injected with more fizz than a sherbet dip and twice as tasty, all snap and sparkle and forward motion.
