Zooparty No Matter What You Say LP

Succinctly, they’re from Sweden, they fucking rock, and I’m certain they have a higher high-kick than me. I am, in fact, late to the party with this band. Fortunately, they’re still raging. They’re as fast as LEATHERFACE, as sweet as MARTHA, and as high-octane as LONE WOLF. I fucking love it. They’re really similar to ’90s Lookout! bands, but as if they captured that lightning in a bottle and aged it. I certainly can’t go on record about how many of their songs are about failed relationships, drinking, and skateboarding, but I’m really not hearing those subjects on this record. I don’t know what else to say to convert the uninitiated. This has the sound of the immature shit we used to listen to in the ’90s and early ’00s, but, like, for grown-ups. Like if problematic pop punk wasn’t problematic. Yay, I love this. Hats off. Oh, and that song “Elephants” reminds me of the first time I heard the SEX PISTOLS, but goddamned way better.

• Reviewer Kayla Greet
• Label Sunny Bastards
• Issue MRR #494 • July 2024