Self-released – 19 January
Genre-blending newcomers The Missing Peace have dropped a new stand-alone single, “Firework.” The track follows up the recent viral hit “tiger face.”
“Firework” is pretty much a perfect amalgamation of everything good and right in the future of music. There’s fairly clean guitars playing some memorable riffs. There’s a ridiculous brainwashing digital keys that pops up a couple of times. The simple drums keep time just right (and sound like the work of a drum machine). And there’s even some screamo alternating between clean and gruff vocals! Those clean vocals are the catchiest shit, through hints of Linkin Park meets Deftones and not a moment of redundancy. Sounding shouted through a bullhorn or phone, they bring the energy and hooks seamlessly transitioning into the fun of the screaming. And fun is the right description for this song. I really love it and think fans of post-hardcore like Underoath and indie pop-punk acts like Kennyhoopla will both find it a delectable treat.
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Bad Dad (occasionally called Ed) has been on the periphery of the punk and punk-adjacent scene for over twenty years. While many contributors to this site have musical experience and talent, Ed’s musical claim to fame comes from his time in arguably the most punk rock Blockbuster Video district in NJ where he worked alongside members of Blanks 77, Best Hit TV and Brian Fallon. He is more than just an awful father to his 2 daughters, he is also a dreadful husband, a subpar writer, a terrible dresser and has a severe deficiency in all things talent… but hey, at least he’s self-aware, amirite?
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