Snappy Little Numbers (2020)
Zephr are definitely playing the sort of punk rock that I like. It's gruff and has a working class feel to it with melodic chord progressions and wouldn't feel at all out of place as a mid 2000s No Idea release. Not as fast as Off With Their Heads or Dear Landlord, but I feel like Zephr is playing in the same sandbox.
There are two vocalists, one that carries about three quarters of the record and another that picks up the other quarter. I'll have to say that I really don't dig the vocal stylings of the second vocalist. He has a strained, higher pitched delivery that sounds painful and doesn't too any favors to the melodic vibe the band has for most of the album.
That said, for the majority of the album, I'm right there - rocking along to the crunchy guitar lines and warm vocals. It has an air of melancholy to it, much like all of 2020, but it's worth checking out. Particularly as the days get darker earlier and overcast skies are the norm.
Zephr - Don't Worry About It:
https://snappylittlenumbers.bandcamp.com/album/dont-worry-about-it
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