Alex The Kid / Columbus - Split Review

           Fun fact: This split rules. The five piece Alex The Kid and trio Columbus put out a beauty of a split. This album contains most everything good about today's neo-punk rock. The guitars crunch, the vocals are dirty, but on point, and the whole thing stays true to punks roots. I genuinely wish the tag teams weren't from Australia, so I had a decent shot at seeing them live.
          ATK's two song side is tight as tight can be. The tracks are up beat, catchy, and generally punk. On the flip side, Columbus' three track side is rad as rad can be. "Nothing" is a genuinely great song. This is one of the album's I've reviewed that will be kept on my iPod for my listening pleasure. Album is a full 5/5, I just wish it was longer.

Alicewell - "Wounds" review.

      

                     I'm still behind on these, and to be honest I'm a month behind on this one, so my apologies to Alicewell. That being said, their album entitled "Wounds" is not too shabby. I think it may be a bit of a stretch to fall into any sort of pop punk categorization, but I think it may overlap a lot of fans. There's seven tracks of pop-rock goodness on this release, and I haven't found a standout-poor song on it. These fine, young, Swedish gentlemen have done a quality job of creating music that can cross genres and draw in fans from many different groups.
                   The album maintains a steady energy throughout, with no lulls. Take it as you will, but the tone and attitude is almost identical across every song front to back. Some people may prefer the consistency, but I would have liked to see them change some things up a bit. It's definitely not breakdown music, but a little something would have gone a long way.

Tl;dr

• Alicewell (Eskilstuna, Sweden)
• For fans of: Taking Back Sunday, This Providence 
• Wounds Album
• Favorite Track: Wounds
• 3/5