Fixing A Hole (2018)
I had a split CD with Modern Gooddays on it so I wan't completely unprepared for this album when I listened to it for the first time. But even with being somewhat familiar with the band, I still couldn't believe how much Snuff and Dillinger Four influence comes through on Modern Gooddays' first full length album.
The singer of this band sounds so much like Paddy from Dillinger Four that I almost refuse to believe it's a different person. It's eerie how similar their inflection and delivery is and you can particularly hear it on the songs "Got For It" and "Sunshine Girl." If you told me these were outtakes from the D4 Vs. God album, I'd have no reason to doubt you.
The other band that Moddern Gooddays obviously has a lot of admiration for is Snuff. You can hear it in the chord progressions, you can hear it in the song structures and you can hear it in the organ that's prevalent on quite a few songs. Where I hear it the most is on "Nick." It sounds so much like the Snuff song "Marbles" it's kind of crazy. The heavy Snuff influence is also very noticeable on the instrumental track "Rhinorrhagia" which obviously owes a debt of gratitude to the Snuff instrumental "Bit Cosy."
Don't mistake me pointing these similarities out as any sort of complaint. The Modern Gooddays have put out a great record, chock full of moments inspired by some of my favorite bands to ever release music, If you dig Snuff or Dillinger Four, it seems inconceivable to me that you wouldn't also enjoy Modern Gooddays.
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