I'm usually spreading the word on new music you can buy. Well here's a write-up on something you can't buy! In celebration of Mom's Basement Records' tenth anniversary, The Young Hasselhoffs have put out a new limited 7" record featuring a couple of songs that will appear on their next album. This single will not be released in digital form, but it can be ordered free of charge (while supplies last) if you buy something from Mom's Basement Records' webstore. The band wanted to go for a '90s Lookout! Records vibe with this single, and Andrew Berlin at The Blasting Room was enlisted to mix the tracks for that very effect. If you've been holding off on buying, say, the new Goin' Places album or that Bacarrudas Halloween record, now would be a great time to make your move! And of course, today, Mom's Basement is releasing Boris the Sprinkler's Gets a Clue EP on vinyl. You know you're gonna want that!
There are not many bands who are 27 years into their existence and can rightfully be described as being at the top of their game. That's doubly true for pop-punk bands. But here are The Young Hasselhoffs at the peak of their craft, coming off their two best albums, Life Got In The Way and Dear Departed. The new single is a sneak peak of what's to come in the third installment of this trilogy. The upbeat, punchy "Adeline" brings a touch of an old Green Day feel but is very much in keeping with the Hoffs' recent musical direction. This is pop-punk for grown-ups, crafted and executed to near-perfection by three guys who truly understand what great pop music is all about. "Come Back Marie" is kind of giving a Weezer energy, which is something a little different for this band. Both of these songs are A-side worthy, so it makes sense that the 7" is self-titled. If you weren't already jazzed for the new album, you will be now!
The decision to keep these songs off the streaming sites was meant as a way to honor the hard work and dedication that John and Tricia put into keeping Mom's Basement Records going strong. Sometimes as music fans, we take for granted how much you have to bust your ass to keep an independent record label going. The Young Hasselhoffs wanted to give a little something back. Giving away 200 copies of a 7" record might seem like an insane idea. But this is the ten-year anniversary of the world's greatest pop-punk record label. Go big or go home!
Not wanting to leave their fans in the U.K., E.U., and Japan out in the cold, The Young Hasselhoffs have also created a CD version of this single (with a bonus track!) that will be given away with orders from Brassneck Records, Stardumb Records, and Waterslide Records. So please check in with those labels to find out how you can get your hands on this special gift. If you're ordering from Mom's Basement, please make sure you follow the instructions!
So for this review and this review only, we can pretend it's 1996 again and you have to order something I reviewed without being able to listen to it first and make sure I'm not full of shit. Then again, you can certainly listen to whatever else you're ordering in advance. This was my 2024 label of the year for a reason. If it comes from Mom's Basement, you know it doesn't suck!
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