Rum Lad: Impolite Awakening

(Self Launched)

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Rum Lad is again with album quantity six as a two piece and he’s taken again management within the method solely he can justify along with his working class avenue songs stuffed with punk energy. Wayne AF Carey critiques…

The factor with Richie Rum Lad he doesn’t mince his phrases. He’s dumbed backed down from his experiment with a full band Rum Lads that type of labored but didn’t go well with his ethics of a band. In different phrases he needs this to be his factor. Bringing in a drummer like James ‘Finlay’ Finlayson to go with his rage has carried out him an enormous favour. Rum is a musician in his personal proper and doesn’t want a band. He performs every little thing hisself and this can be a clever transfer with a drummer who fucks me up along with his fast hearth missile of excellence that hits your mind.

As for the writing of this sixth album from my favorite punk round, he explains the method:

“Yeah I’ve at all times been the author in every little thing I’ve been in bro, i play keys, guitars, bass, samples, every little thing. I document all of the stuff, combine it, grasp it, the lot… I’ve carried out that on each Rum Lad album, the drums had been a drum machine earlier than and now they’re an actual drummer so its gone up a very good few notches, however yeah I’m a weirdo bro…i get up with full songs in my head… I’ll say to the spouse whats this and she or he’ll say one in every of yours once more…so i get straight in and begin getting it down… Its at all times been the way in which, this or I sit and provide you with riffs after which write the entire thing off the again of 1 riff I like…its the ONLY factor that retains my mind sane bro.”

And he’s not fuckin’ shitting you both. He’s from the identical shitty working class background as me and exhibits it along with his lyrics. What number of bands and fakes attempt to declare this holy grail of punk these days? I can title fairly a number of however I’ll allow you to decipher that one. Rum Lad tells it like it’s from a poor social background of getting to graft, being bullied at an early age, racism, Tory wankers and a lifetime of council property abuse coming from all angles with center class posh missiles. While you hearken to this music you might be listening from the true streets.

Opening observe UK Violence kicks off with a maudlin piano chorus that blasts into some fuckin’ ace drumming from Finley that units the tempo. A glance again on the days from my youth and possibly from Richie’s that makes us each look again and assume, Jesus… However you may’t shadow the previous and conditions did get violent again within the days of our harsh rising up. The Reality is a darkish little bit of  punk with Rum truly singing in a goth method that brings Pleasure Division in thoughts with a heavier slant. Graft is fuckin’ sensible. A high soiled bass line and incredible drums with lyrics about scuffling with no cash. A correct kick within the head.

The Story Of Alan Taylor has an enormous bass line and drum beat backed with an enormous anthem that makes Sleaford Mods (who I charge extremely) sound like a waste of time. That is prime punk for the oldies but will drag the clued up younger punks in. A observe as very important as his earlier stuff like Tory Boy. Each lyric on this album is significant, particularly on Impolite Awakening which is a maelstrom of punk intelligence battling towards the pricks. White Noise is simply fucking sensible. A psychological story that hits you exhausting with the lyrics and the Ian Curtis fashion sound from Richie that provides you that darkness with the foreboding bass line and the signature guitar licks backed with the nice vocals from Rum.

Your Opinions Imply Shit To Me is an enormous quick paced FUCK OFF to politicians and a proper snort! Too many so referred to as bands try to be intelligent today. Rum and Finlay are saying their very own fuck off right here with a blast of psychological punk. “We’re simply so stuffed with anger” Yeah man! He covers plenty of shit on this together with the topic of bullying on Malcolm Bighead with a high as fuck bass line and Finlay’s drums going psychological once more! I swear I hear a cowbell in there! Cheers Deja Vega!

Workplace Boy may very well be about lots of people. How many individuals have you learnt who spout shit after their 9-5 shift? Telling tall tales and spouting nonsense till they die earlier than their shit non pensions? Thank fuck I’m not in that class cos Rum has a very good fucking crack at em! Closing observe Unhealthy Issues is the indie observe that you’ll by no means hear from Rum Lad. He goes all Ian Curtis but once more then goes all rage! An enormous bass chug and guitar riff backed with a psychological hardcore hip hop drum beat that sends me head wired, particularly when Rum goes all Henry Rollins on the vocals.

What I like about Rum Lad is he’s in all probability essentially the most real precise true punk I’ve ever met. His music comes straight from the center with no bollocks, no PR, no large headed I AM. It’s completely from the streets and so far as I’m involved essentially the most hardcore assertion to anybody listening to music who is aware of the rating. The most effective album of his understated profession to me…

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Phrases by Wayne Carey, Opinions Editor for Louder Than Battle. His creator profile is right here