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Hardcord punks prove that aggression can be the answer

In a world where bands like Nickelback pass for good rock music, it’s hard to have faith that there are bands out there still trying to create straightforward rock music without a pop agenda.

The music world should be eternally grateful to bands like The Bronx that are still trying to keep real alternative genres alive. Ever since its emergence in the early 1980s, the hardcore punk scene has shocked and rattled a crowd yearning for the pure punk of classic bands like The Stooges. When punk died, we were left with… disco. Hardcore punks then shook the world back into reality with thrashing guitars and relentless rhythm sections. Read more..

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The Bronx Week: Final Day was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (antiMusic) The Bronx roar back this week with their third album! To celebrate this release we asked frontman Matt Caughthran to pick his favorite tracks from the album and tell us about them. He more than delivers! Here is Matt with today’s song:

“Past Lives”- Traveling the world playing music is something I never thought I would do. This song was written in Europe last year. Its part homesick and part sick of home. When you live on the road it can create a home life of constantly putting the pieces back together. Read more..

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(antiMusic) The Bronx roar back this week with their third album! To celebrate this release we asked frontman Matt Caughthran to pick his favorite tracks from the album and tell us about them. He more than delivers! Here is Matt with today’s song:

“Past Lives”- Traveling the world playing music is something I never thought I would do. This song was written in Europe last year. Its part homesick and part sick of home. When you live on the road it can create a home life of constantly putting the pieces back together. Read more..

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(antiMusic) The Bronx roar back this week with their third album! To celebrate this release we asked frontman Matt Caughthran to pick his favorite tracks from the album and tell us about them. He more than delivers! Here is Matt with today’s song:

“Digital Leash”- This song is loosely based on the life of Marshall Applewhite. He was the leader of the Heaven’s Gate cult. He convinced people that a spaceship was coming to earth to pick him up. In order to prepare there bodies for heaven he and his followers committed mass suicide. Read more..

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Back in the day, Led Zeppelin titled their first four albums “Led Zeppelin I,” “II,” “III,” and “IV.” With The Bronx’s third self-titled album, released on Nov. 11, it seems that they are on the same track, but this is probably the only similarity that can be drawn between the spastic punk/melodic hardcore act from Los Angeles and any other rock acts.
The Bronx’s attempt to distance themselves from the modern mainstream is obvious from the first track, “Knifeman,” as vocalist Matt Caughthran kicks off the disc with the lyrics, “I want to be original, I want to be surrounded by art/but everything is digital, the formulas are falling apart” and later accuses the music industry of being corrupt, singing “this isn’t music, it’s a pyramid scheme.”
“The Bronx (III)” (White Drugs/Original Signal, 2008) seems like the lovechild of “The Bronx (I)” (Ferret Music, 2003) and “The Bronx (II)” (Island, 2006). It packs the contagious energy of their first album while bringing in the melodic aspects and vocal prominence from their sophomore effort. On their second disc, they slowed down substantially for songs like “Dirty Leaves” and “Safe Passage” that are lullabies compared to their first album. On their new album, the energy starts high and the rhythms fast from the first track all the way to the last note of the eleventh and final track. This is slightly unfortunate, as the slower songs show their versatility and truly highlight Caughtran’s wonderful lyrics. Read more..

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