This is a 3 track EP from the Reading based band that is The Brass Monkeys. They are an 8 piece ‘Wedgecore’ band (mix of Ska and Stadium Rock.) I wasn’t really sure what to except so I quickly got it into the CD player and found out what it was that this band played exactly and I found three good tunes here from the band, ‘GAF,’ ‘Plan B,’ and ‘Shits Fucked Up.’ I like all three of these, although my favourite of the three has to be the third track, ‘Shits Fucked Up’ as it is a great Ska track with an awesome horn section that has a kind of King Prawn feel about it (and in my eyes this is definitely not a bad thing to have!) The vocals on this track are amazing as well and work really well with the drumming and guitars to make it a sweet sweet tune with never a dull moment. So a definite stand out track here with the bands own unique take on Ska/Punk. Although my favourite is ‘Shits Fucked up,’ the first track on this EP, ‘GAF’ is also a great track and again the band show some great Ska coming through in their horn section and the vocals are again amazing. ‘Plan B’ is also a pretty smooth tune and it has a really strong chorus which allows it to be such a fine tune. It is the vocals in the chorus that make it so strong so again the vocals don’t let the side down and are of an extremely high standard. This band have their very own, extremely unique sound and I really like the sound that they are creating as it is something new and refreshing and in a scene of bands with many sounding pretty much the same they are bound to go far and if the labels have got any sense at all they should soon be all over this band. Check them out as with so many average Ska bands around, it is hard to find a good one but this is definitely one of those rare good bands so they definitely deserve recognition as they are not trying to sound like anyone else, they are creating their own sound to suit them and that is how it should be.
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
