Well here's another great split for the garage punk faithful! Chinese Junk and The Vains are two bands I've recently featured. I will gladly gobble up another platter of punk rock goodness from each! Chinese Junk from the U.K. is one of our best modern-day budget rock bands, and The Vains are an all-star international collaboration between the artist known as T.J. Cabot and the Connecticut punk rock institution Mitch Kramer. Brassneck Records & Big Neck Records (it's a meeting of the necks!) have gotten together to release a 7" record featuring these two most excellent bands. Fortunately, none of this is half-assed throwaway material. Chinese Junk recently released one of the best albums of the year, and their three contributions to this split are in their signature style of Rip Off Records meets early Ramones. You would expect nothing less from the undisputed kings of pound shop rock. "Bugged Out" is the hit here. With its lyrics about being fed up with the human race, it's definitely an anthem for our times. The next track is called "My Neighborhood is Killing Me." I'd say that's pretty self-explanatory. "I Think I'm Gonna" is a Loli and the Chones cover and a nod to an obvious inspiration. On their side, The Vains continue to turn out an old school punk sound that combines rock and roll influences with an aggressive edge. Imagine early Black Flag playing Angry Samoans songs with Johnny Thunders on guitar. Tyler's vocals are super ferocious, and he goes into some awesomely dark territory with the lyrics. If my math is correct, The Vains have now released all but one of the tracks they recorded. So if you're like me and want more releases from these guys, start sending fan mail and writing checks.
If you're gonna do a split 7", this is how it's done: bring together two equally great bands with similar but far from identical musical aesthetics. If you dig one of these bands but weren't familiar with the other, now you have a new band to love! Vinyl is limited to 250 randomly-colored copies, so get busy buying!
https://brassneckrecords.bandcamp.com/album/split-15
https://bigneckrecords1.bandcamp.com/album/pre-order-chinese-junk-vains-split
https://brassneckrecords.bigcartel.com/product/chinese-junk-the-vains
https://diehipsterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/my-ammunition
https://tjcabot.bandcamp.com/
https://chinesejunkband.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/chinesejunkband
https://www.facebook.com/bigneckrecords/
https://www.facebook.com/brassneckrecords
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