Punknews.org LogoPunknews.org

Sign In | create an account

 
Marshes - The Marshes (Cover Artwork)

Marshes

The Marshes (1995)
Sike

Reviewer Rating:


Contributed by: Mark Williams
(
others by this writer | submit your own
)


Published on July 2nd 2001


Here is the second installment of my 'Pop-punk bands actually worth listening to' series. The Marshes are a band from Massachusetts and they exemplify the darker side of pop-punk. They're lyrics are well written and somewhat desturbing at times, while they're music is pretty much straight forward punk rock, with no emo, no metal, and no skate punk anywhere near it. This debut ep is awesome. All eight songs are good, my favorites being 'Brut Zone' and 'Cave'. Some are fast, some are mid-tempo. They do have a harder Jawbreaker sound to them, but then again, I compare everyone to Jawbreaker. I happened upon this in a used cd shop in Huntington, WV about four years ago, and the only Marshes songs I've seen anywhere else where on some lame comp for Grass Records, and by the way, those songs were awesome too. If you run across a Marshes release, you should do yourself a favor and pick it up. They are one of the many undiscovered punk bands out there that will impress any real fan of the music.

(This CD EP is out of print, according to their label, and no picture could be found, so here's the cover of Recluse, which should might want to check out - Aubin)



People who liked this also liked:
Screeching Weasel - Major Label DebutPivit - PressureBouncing Souls - Maniacal LaughterLimp - Fine Girl EPNOFX - Heavy Petting ZooFace to Face - Big ChoiceVarious - Punk Rock JukeboxMxPx - Let It HappenJets To Brazil - Orange Rhyming DictionaryDead Letter Dept. - Dead Letter Dept.

Please login or register to post comments.
What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
  • Share your opinion by posting comments on the stories that interest you
  • Rate music and bands and help shape the weekly top ten
  • Let Punknews.org use your ratings to help you find bands and albums you might like
  • Customize features on the site to get the news the way you want.
    exhaustra (February 9, 2002)

    these guys are great and just happen to feature the mighty Colin Sears of DAG NASTY on the drums....

    Features

    Exclusive Streams

    Newest Reviews

    Punknews.org Team

    Managing Editor

    Adam White

    News Editors

    Kira Wisniewski
    Brittany Strummer
    Andrew Waterfield
    Katy Hardy
    Matthew Baldwin
    Armando Olivas
    John Flynn

    Video Editor

    Chris Moran

    Social Media Editor

    Justin August

    Copy Editor

    Amelia Cline

    Reviews Editor

    Joe Pelone

    Interviews Editor

    Richard Verducci

    Publisher

    Aubin Paul

    ISSN 1710-5366



    © Copyright 1999-2012 Punknews.org



    Other Places to Go

    Punknews.org Flickr Pool