Culture Trap - "Different Kind of Summer"

Now here's something right up my alley -- and likely yours as well! Culture Trap is a Helsinki-based foursome playing top-notch punk/powerpop. The band just released "Different Kind of Summer", its debut single, on Bandcamp. The A-side checks off all the boxes for punk-influenced power pop. If you like punchy guitars and big hooks with clean production and a whiff of melancholy, this song is bound to hit the spot. "League", the virtual B-side, is a faster, punkier track with an anthemic feel to it. Both tracks are excellent and complement each other perfectly. I'm left wanting more, which is exactly the way it ought to be. You could convince almost anyone that this is a long-lost Dirtnap Records single from 15 years ago. This may be your first time hearing of Culture Trap, but it sure won't be your last. What a killer debut!

-L.R.

https://culturetrap.bandcamp.com/album/different-kind-of-summer