PONCHES, THE / RICCOBELLIS: Split: EP

Jul 28, 2014

The Ponches have a bit of the “bro’ punk” vibe crossed with Weezer kind of sound. “Balls at Large” is catchy, and not a bad song, with the ending having a repetitive chorus that has a nice, slight punch. Riccobellis hearken back to that early U.K. punk sound that could almost pass as power pop, if it was just cleaner sounding and the singer had a “nice” voice. “Don’t Hesitate” is okay, but lacks that fire to send these over the edge and warrant further listening. Then “I Created a Monster” is pure cheese, and clichéd as hell with the, “Oh oh baby, I wanna listen to the Ramones with you” thing going on. Wretch...

 –M.Avrg (One Chord Wonder)

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