tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441336786507708286.post2863988682401286402..comments2015-11-27T15:28:30.943+01:00Comments on Lo-Fi Your Brains Out: Radioactivity - Back To Me (Single, Septiembre 2013)Marçal P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05710538649434866383noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441336786507708286.post-60692475876954192372013-10-16T13:28:37.756+02:002013-10-16T13:28:37.756+02:00Radioactivity, Marked Men’s Jeff Burke and Mark Ry...Radioactivity, Marked Men’s Jeff Burke and Mark Ryan’s new band (who this time changes his guitar for a bass), combining with two members of Bad Sports, Daniel Fried and Gregory Rutherford, debuts with this 7 "released by German label ALIEN SNATCH! RECORDS.<br /><br />Behold the pure reincarnation of The Novice, the band Jeff formed during his stay in Japan between 2010 and 2012, releasing a 7 "on Dirtnap Records. After returning to Texas, Burke rebuilt the group changing its name and surrounding himself with friends, the right move if you ask us.<br /><br />With "Back To Me", giving title to this singular 3 song record, an electric hurricane rages, radiating such breakneck speed that takes you to double-check if your turntable is actually rotating at 45 rpm and not 90.<br /><br />The essence is the same formula used in Marked Men, sweetening punk tunes that are already quite pop, where repetition plays a key role, and where only the voice and some isolated riffs escape of a base that is as monotonous as ecstatic.<br />In an attempt to find look-a-likes, other than their former bands, we could name Tenement, The Kidnappers, Off! or The Exploding Hearts, whose treatment of the voices closely resembles the one always applied by Burke.<br /><br />Without changing the tempo and in the same side, we arrive to "That Other Life", mellower and closer to power pop than its predecessor, the confirmation that Jeff continues maintaining that ability to come up with the perfect hook, to catch and keep you stuck to the speaker without blinking.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the B side is for "Silent", a more elaborate piece, longer than the previous (this one does exceeds 2 minutes), which tries to escape the classical pattern. The voice, more hoarse and powerful than usual, which binds to sharp and loud guitars to create a strong punk song filled with rage and fury, in contrast to the previous two.<br /><br />Long story short, a triumphant return reaffirming Burke as a modern punk icon, surrounded for the occasion by an amazing Dream Team.<br /><br />¡¡There are less than 100 copies in coloured vinyl, so hurry up and get yours!!<br />Marçal P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05710538649434866383noreply@blogger.com