Dirt Cult / Snuffy Smiles (2018)
I have a lot of Your Pest Band records. They just keep releasing music and as long as they do, I'll keep buying it. This one actually slipped through the cracks on me as I am not positive I knew it was released late last year until very recently. It's also possible that I saw it was out, made a mental note to grab it and then promptly forgot that mental note. As I get older I find that these sort of things happen. I should start keeping more actual notes I think. I'll make a mental note to do that.
The songs on this 12" are all wonderful. I like Your Pest Band the best when they lean closer to the pop punk side of the musical spectrum. Sometimes they get a little too psychedelic for my personal taste, but always seem to have a killer hook waiting for me around the corner. While the six songs on this EP are really diverse, they are all super catchy and fit together like puzzle pieces. It's just a great listen start to finish.
12" EPs aren't my favorite format on the best of days, I always just think that it would be better to wait until you have a few more songs and then put out a full length. But when you hand me six songs this good and this cohesive, it's hard to argue that it wasn't the right call. Though you could probably convince me that adding four more songs just as good wouldn't be a bad idea either...
Your Pest Band - Automatic Aspiration 12":
https://dirtcultrecords.bandcamp.com/album/automatic-aspiration
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