Wow! As a huge fan of '77-style punk rock, I'm getting chills from Automatic Lovers' debut single! Sometimes when these newer bands are playing old school punk rock, it sounds like exactly what it is. But "Boston Brats" (out now on FOLC and Wap Shoo Wap Records) sounds like it could actually have been released in 1977. On the title track, this Madrid-based outfit blasts out some blistering & ferocious punk rock 'n' roll that will just about melt your face off. The sound here is total fire. Think snotty vocals, ripping guitars, a pounding rhythm section, and attitude for days. When I mention punk rock being my favorite music of all-time, this is the sort of stuff I'm talking about! Listening to this song is like being smashed in the face with a sock full of coins and enjoying it. Play it on repeat and pogo until you drop! On the B-side, Automatic Lovers have at an obscure gem from my neck of the woods: "Who Cares If Tomorrow Comes" by Kirk and the Jerks. They do an amazing version of the song, and I love that they're going to turn a whole bunch of people on to Kirk and the Jerks! What an amazing world we live in when we can say a Spanish band in 2025 is obsessed with The Vibrators and Slaughter and the Dogs and covering a little-known '80s punk band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Heck yeah! I am so excited to hear more from these guys!
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