Best of Friends – Palma Violets
It’s got that messy garage rock feel, but I can also hear a lot of Springsteen in the guitars and the shouted chorus. And it sure sounds like they consumed a fair amount of Strummer and Jones while writing this one.
All of which is to say: there’s nothing particularly new here. But who cares? It sounds great, and the world will never have enough shouted punk anthems. As long as there continue to be young guys armed with guitars, songs like this are worth listening to.
If you want a contemporary reference, Palma Violets are basically the Arctic Monkeys for 2012. They burst onto the scene in the UK, and the question now is whether they catch any ears over on this side of the pond. Based on this song, you have to like their chances.
The album is called 180, and it came out last month.