Life In A Bungalo

Komety
“Via Ardiente”
Jimmy Jazz

Komety are awesome. Not because they are especially talented, but because they are so damn cool. “Via Ardiente” is an import CD of songs translated to English from Komety’s native Polish language. The band is technically a psychobilly group, yet the music on this record swings from acoustic flamenco to jazzy lounge tunes without batting a lash.

Sure, tracks like “I Don’t Know” and “Running Wild” tow the psychobilly line, but there is no mistaking Komety for the Demon City Wreckers. The bass player regularly switches between an upright and an electric, meaning more variety and lots of different grooves.

The vocalist has a singing style that hints at an underlying love for Morrissey and Joe Strummer. The guitars rock when they need to rock and compliment the rest of the band when they are more subdued. Komety is a band that needs a big warning label on the front cover that reads: Music for people who have heard everything and need to have their minds blown away!!! Just don’t expect that much psycho, or ‘billy for that matter.

Playlist:

7 Shot Screamers–Hooker
Koffin Kats–Koffin Kats Rock
Midight Creeps–Doomed From The Get Go
Turbo A.C.s–1-800-Eat-Shit
Deadbolt–Orange Blossom Special
Trail of Dead–Worlds Apart
Theee Bishops–Pissing in the Rain
Joykiller–We Got A God
Eagles of Death Metal–Poor Doggie
Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs–Gold Lion
Wretch Like Me–Sayin’ Sorry
Eddie Spaghetti–Folson Prison Blues
Turbonegro–Prince of the Rodeo

 

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The Sainte Catherines
“Dancing For Decadence”
Fat Wreck Chords

Sporting a similar California punk/hardcore style as labelmates Good Riddance, this band of Canadian ruffians pound out chugga chugga guitar riffs that would have been quite fashionable circa 1995.

Vocals tag off between gruff roars and whiskey-drenched singing, backed by simple punk beats and some catchy choruses. The lyrics sound juvenile at times (We’ll burn this place/ We’ll burn this place down), but then again how many punk tunes are that smart (besides Bad Religion)?

About halfway through the CD the songs to get hella repetitive, with little drum variation and the same old punk formula. It’s funny because The Sainte Catherines would probably have fit perfectly on Fat back when the label was teeming with Brackets and 88 Finger Louies, but today, a band like this just comes off boring.

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