White Vinyl
To keep Reaction fans going until the new album, they have a limited edition white vinyl 7″ out now for ordering on Tarbeach Records.
The two songs on this 7” show two different sides to the band. On one side, “Out of My Head” with its driving guitar, pounding bass and drums intro & refrain is the sophisticated melodic punk rock that the band have become known for. engaging guitar breaks, cymbal crashes and tambourine all add up to this being a stonker of a tune. Carson my want “you out of my head”, but I’m quite happy for this tune to stay there all day.
On the flip-side the bass heavy dub of “Crystallised Radio” a re-invented, re-energised version of Accelerator album track Crystal Radio.
The band is currently recording and mixing the follow-up to debut album “Accelerator”. That album is a hard one to follow but I’ve heard some of the new songs live and also the studio version of “Days of El Dorado”. Reaction fans new and old are in for a treat when this drops later in the year.
If you haven’t already got it, treat yourself to the CD EP (also on Tarbeach) too. You’ll get the added bonus of “Street Fight”. A two-part tune a la Smash it Up. Part one is all delicate and intricate guitars from Joe, before it blasts into the fast paced aggressive in yer face punk of part two. Awesome. Also, the bands exceptional version of External Menace classic “Someday”.
There are plenty of live dates on the horizon too. These include gigs with External Menace in McChuils in May and also Adolescents in August with Duncan Reid & the Big Heads following later in the year. Some gigs not to be missed.
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Coming Soon on Tarbeach
Another vinyl release coming soon on Tarbeach! A split 7″ featuring Dundee punks Cundeez and Texas Mod Crushers. The Cundeez song is Eh’m Feelin’ Teckle which is getting a physical release after being unveiled last year and was one of my songs of the year.