Four Days That Shook The World,
The Killerest ExpressionThe Killerest Expression. What’s that then? Is it the most terrifying face you have ever seen, one that leads to instant death? Or is the band formerly know as The Buggers, ready to reassert their position as one of the UK’s best up and coming punk bands? Quite obviously it is the latter, and ‘Four Days That Shook The World’ is their latest release, an eight track mini album. It comes as little surprise that the band have changed their name, and hopefully, with a more respectable name, more people will sit up and take notice of them.
The Killerest Expression play a brand of melodic punk rock, and they play it very well. Having been together on and off since 1994, the band have finely honed their skills and this latest release emphasises that fact perfectly. Opening track ‘Memory Loss’ explodes onto your stereo in a wall of sound. It also has a great opening guitar riff, one of those infectious efforts that stay in your head for days. ‘Sid’s Song’ is another great slice of melodic punk rock, a track that features another big chorus, one of the standout features of the mini album. For me ‘Tears & Blisters’ is the standout song. It really is as good as anything your favourite American punk bands have been producing for the last couple of years. It is infectious, melodic and passionate. What more could you want from a song?
’30 Second Song’ surprised me by actually being over a minute! (Sorry, that was poor!) However, as in most short songs, it is fast paced and catchy, and shows another side to the band. ‘Love Eye’ follows in much the same vein. It’s another fast paced and infectious song, and one that shows no dip in the song writing quality of the band. At this point you actually begin to wonder why the vocals are English and not American. Surely we can’t have produced a melodic punk band with this level of quality. As if to answer this point, ‘Mogadishu’ comes into view and proves beyond any doubt that this is a band to get excited about. The two bonus tracks on the album, ‘Colours’ and ‘Everyday’, are from another recording session, but that matters not one bit. They see the band in fine form again and only serve to enhance the album.
‘Four Days That Shook The World’ is a mini album that commands your attention, and your cash, for a number of reasons. It proves that this country is capable of producing quality punk bands, but most importantly it is simply a very strong release. There isn’t a bad song on it, and there are a couple of excellent tracks. The Killerest Expression are without a doubt one of the UK’s greatest punk rock hopes. If they continue with releases of this quality it won’t just be this country’s music fans they will be impressing…
Mark
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