Epitaph still got their flair. After diving into the emo cloud trap metal scene, they pull out from their hat a group of teen gals who just wanna have fun with power pop. Sure, the "industry plants" slur could be thrown at them since the producer is one of the gal's dad who already worked with Paramore or Best Coast, but hey - they're 11 to 17, and my natural optimism forces me to consider that kids are genuine to a certain degree. Also, they're clearly marketable, which is good because hey there's a mainstream guitar revival happening and you need marketable people to actually sell albums with guitars. One thing's for certain: they know how to write cool songs ("Oh" is damn catchy, and "Cuantas Veces" or "Magic" also are very cool). They sure need to a) refine their songwriting skills and b) check Fugazi, but I can't wait to hear more from them.
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