Sleepyhead- Never Trust A Label

Sleepyhead is a punk band from Minneapolis/St Paul. Their sound combines the Americana-punk of RVIVR with a twinge of melancholy only possible in the midwest.  Never Trust a Label is four songs of beer swilling, anthemic pop punk. Overvalued carries a dark kind of subtle energy. It's all highly reminsicent of How Do We Jump This High? or Get Bent. I was immediately hooked listening to this, and would recommend this to anyone into pop punk at all.

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Iron Chic- Spooky Action

Iron Chic has done it again. The Long Island group's discography has been really solid thus far, even with relatively little change.  Just good reliable pop punk.

Spooky Action is almost a more compressed version of 2010's "Not Like This." The opener "Spooky Action at a Distance," starts with a wayward guitar intro, transitioning into a driving drumbeat, reminiscent of songs from their LP. I'd criticize this for being formulaic, but the formula works so well. "Less Rest for the Restless" is another driving pop punk anthem about not sleeping and thinking about death and general good stuff to yell about.  The only outlier here is their cover of Butthole Surfer's "Goofy's Concern" with a guitar intro that I can only call spooky. The rest of the song isn't too far removed from the band's sound. Overall, solid EP. And at only 3 songs, its the perfect length for listening to between classes, on the bus, on the toilet, etc. Pay this band money.

-Daniel

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