Just from the look of the artwork – all black and white in a very street punk stylee – you can sense where this band are going. To be fair, A New Days Enemy are pretty good; rough and ready technical punk with a bit of a spikey edge. The three songs here from the Leicestershire crew are nothing new – they do enfuse plenty of different styles admittedly – because they sound like a mish-mash of a number of well-known outfits. They are good at what they do mind you, the vocals in particular are full of confidence and the guitar work is certainly far superior than many bands putting out their first demo.
With some of the members of this band having been borne out of hardcore group Stamped Out, it’s not surprising this record has aggressive undertones, without actually ramming it down your throat. Tracks like ‘No More’ do have a Rancid influence, even if they’re not copycat material, while ‘Red Run Ohio’ is a little more original without really hitting the spot. It kind of sums up this band on the whole – good at what they do, but they’re not making me salivate at the mouth…
www.anewdaysenemy.com
Paul