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Self-released, 12 Dec 2022
California's prolific pop punk maestro Grim Deeds continues to churn out new songs. This newest one is “I Wonder Why” is another galloping number that follows the recently released (same day, even) The Archives Vol. 2 and late November's Down In Flames.
The song is right in Deeds' wheelhouse. Chainsaw guitars play a memorable riff and the sing-song vocal melody is a definite earworm. The bass keeps pace and the drums are charmingly straight-forward and propulsive throughout. As with so much of Deeds' stuff, the song is elevated by the smart and thoughtful lyrics and rhymes. Lines like “and now I wonder why I'm not part of the solution, for this toxic institution, to fade far from memory” and rhymes ranging from simple (“sucks” and “fucks”) to smart (“delusion”, confusion”, “resolution”, “illusion”) keep it engaging and interesting throughout. Songs that make you think can be pretty cool.
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