Maine pop-punk veterans Borderlines follow up their truly excellent long player Keep Pretending with an absolutely aces EP called Repair Kit. Released yesterday (yes, Valentine's Day!) on Mom's Basement Records, this four-songer represents pop-punk music at its finest. While it's amusing that I can look at a group of guys who are way younger than I am and describe them as an "older" pop-punk band, I think you all get the point. Borderlines smash the stereotype that pop-punk is a kid's genre. You can come at this style from a more grown-up perspective and still be as pop and punk as ever. Across these four songs, the hooks are undeniably catchy and positively infectious. But lyrically, there's a lot more sophistication and ambiguity than what is probably typical in pop-punk. I raved about "Okay, Socrates" last month, and the three other songs on the EP are just as good. These are thoughtful, well-crafted, and well-produced songs from a really terrific band. The fine folks at Mom's Basement Records always seem to have their finger on the pulse of the best stuff going in pop-punk, and apparently I was asleep at the wheel when they put out Keep Pretending a couple years ago! But hey, here's to me being a life-long learner and finally arriving to the party! The 7" release for Repair Kit (on pink marble, translucent yellow, and coke bottle vinyl) is extremely limited, so get those orders in while you can!
https://borderlinesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/repair-kit
https://momsbasementrecords.bigcartel.com/product/borderlines-repair-kit-7-ep
https://open.spotify.com/album/42K6p7BDIl5a6CPqNmtTlR
https://www.instagram.com/borderlines_official
https://www.facebook.com/theborderlines
https://www.youtube.com/@BorderlinesBand
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