WHO: The Arrivals WHAT: Payload WHY: Any new Arrivals album is reason to celebrate. Especially one that took this long to make. This band has always put out the most mature version of this kind of pop punk and I think they might have outgrown me. Payload is a mature and nuanced album, with hooks that take a while to grow. Maybe too long. I feel like I’ve been reckoning with this album. Something tells me I love Payload, that...
WHO: TOYS THAT KILL WHAT: SENTIMENTAL WARD WHY: Front man and Recess Records Grand Poobah Todd Congelliere has been churning out the hot punk riffs for decades now with his own brand of skate punk rock. After a short hiatus, the boys are back at it with their new full length Sentimental Ward. Full of that well-known and beloved Toys that Kill formula, Sentimental Ward makes for the perfect Summer soundtrack. It’s snappy, it’s snotty, it’s sophisticated… Get it...