Helsinki-based Culture Trap has followed a few promising singles with a terrific debut album. If you dig bands that blur the lines between garage punk and power pop while still creating a contemporary sound, this ten-track platter will be right up your alley. These songs are punchy and melody-driven and were produced with the perfect blend of polish and grit. Style-wise, the band nicely mixes up faster, punkier tunes with some more outside-the-box, modern-sounding pop numbers ("Rose," "Offline"). This is a really, really solid debut full-length. There are no sub-par tracks, and the album flies by in less than 21 minutes. If you're into bands like Outtacontroller or own a whole bunch of Dirtnap Records releases, Culture Trap is a band that ought to be on your radar.
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