Waterslide (2018)
The CSS is another in a long line of great bands putting out releases on Waterslide records. There are several albums on Waterslide that use the same sort of artwork layout as the old Mutant Pop 7"s, but almost every one of the bands on Waterslide are better than most of those old Mutant Pop records. (Well, except for Underhand maybe, those are some of my favorite 7"s ever).
The CSS most remind me of The Hum Hums. Both band have a bubblegum pop lean to them and both have outstanding backing vocals and harmonies. Where CSS differs for me a bit is that I feel like they have more guitar chord progressions that remind me of older Lookout bands like Squirtgun. But The CSS are so much better than Squirtgun ever was.
The golden era of pop punk in America was definitely in the 90s, but Japan continues to carry the torch today. The CSS are just the latest band that I've heard playing the sort of music that I've always loved. It's wonderful.
The CSS - What A Coincidence!
https://watersliderecords.bandcamp.com/album/what-a-coincidence
Just a heads-up: I dig CSS which is why I read the article. The band you wrote about is the CCS. Different band. A little poppie for me but still not bad!
ReplyDeleteCheers, Tom