With their latest release, "I Think My Older Brother…." Lagwagon is back with 7 blistering punk rock tunes that will show you just why exactly Fat Mike made this the first band he signed to his label. I personally was a sophomore in high school as punk rock exploded into the mainstream with bands like Green Day, Rancid, The Offspring, etc… As me and my friends started to get more and more into these bands we found out about bands like NOFX and of course that led us right to Lagwagon. Since those days, I have watched punk rock turn into diet punk, then into that emo stuff, and then the god awful screamo garbage, so the first thing I want to say to Lagwagon and Fat Wreck Chord's is thank you so much for getting new, "PUNK ROCK" music out there for me to listen to. With the release of this EP, Lagwagon has given me hope that good music is still around. They've always been a band that made you move, jump around, etc… as they assaulted you with simple guitar riffs, in your face vocals, and thumping bass lines and drum beats that you can't help but bounce along with, and the best news is they haven't changed. You can't help but love songs that hold nothing back like opening track "B-Side," or "Mission Unaccomplished," while the bouncy bass lines on songs like ""Memoirs and Landmines" will no doubt have your feet tapping along. Lagwagon was one of the first bands to lay the groundwork for what I consider to be punk rock to be and with this EP I am hoping this is the start of bringing that music back to the forefront of the scene.
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