Five songs of simple big-chord punk rock, with huge gang vocals. The lyrics are sung, but there’s not a whole lot in the way of melody to these songs – just a series of chords strung together. The mix is kind of muddy, too, so the result is a wall of sound hitting you from the speakers. The songs are all mid-tempo, with little variation, so they tend to blend together. The band claim Jawbreaker, Pegboy, and Dillinger 4 as their influences, and I can sort of see that, especially in the angular chord changes they use, like that favored by Pegboy. But, where those bands were creating a wholly original sound, Rich Widows seems content to mimic others rather than explore new territory. Their bio also speaks of an image of empty whiskey glasses strewn about at 3am on a cold rainy night, leading to a rude awakening on the bathroom floor. This is an all too common image in pop punk, and the gruff gang vocal sound is too common too. If you’re a huge fan of this sound, I guess you may enjoy this, but even though I do like many bands o this genre, I was left cold by this record.

Check it out here: https://richwidows.bandcamp.com/

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