{"id":20411,"date":"2014-08-06T15:43:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T15:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-gameday-regulars-and-guerilla\/"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:08:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:08:56","slug":"album-review-gameday-regulars-and-guerilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-gameday-regulars-and-guerilla\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Gameday Regulars and Guerilla Monsoon – Split EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"image\"The Bronx and Birmingham (The Brumx?) are united at last, against all odds, thanks to a split release between Gameday Regulars<\/strong> and Guerrilla Monsoon<\/strong>, a friendly battle-of-the-bands of sorts involving two bands vying for the same spot, albeit on different sides of the ocean. To be entirely honest, I thought I\u2019d had enough of the emo-inflected melodic punk cum gruff vocals formula. As far as I was concerned, The Lawrence Arms and Hot Water Music<\/strong> (the obvious point of reference here) had epitomized the genre, and everything that band that aspired to emulate that particular style in their wake were ultimately doomed to fail.<\/p>\n

Well colour me completely off the mark. If this split is anything to go by, I\u2019ll be happy if I get one of these a week. Though I\u2019ll admit to a slight preference for our own Guerrilla Monsoon<\/strong>, whose \u2019December\u2019<\/em> and \u2019Rome\u2019<\/em> manage to be both cheery and bittersweet, with the latter taking more than a few pages from Alkaline Trio\u2019s book. If their style is likely to spark some late 90s throwbacks, they also make the most of the contemporary preference for punk that can deliver more than one-pace (particularly evident on \u2019Rome\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Gameday Regulars<\/strong> play it just a tad safer, though that doesn\u2019t make their contribution any less enjoyable. Big, catchy, joyful, harmony-heavy choruses are delivered with healthy gusto and crashing cymbals. \u2019The Punisher\u2019<\/em> isn\u2019t going change your life, but it\u2019s brash, fun and would like to go have a couple of beers, piss on some walls and dick around a little. \u2019Banks\u2019<\/em>, on the other hand, has that hint of darkness that, I feel, is a consistent element of the genre\u2019s brightest moments. Its finale, in truth, makes for some genuinely rousing, and emotional to boot, closing moments.<\/p>\n

One thing is for sure, these peeps are made for each other. Here\u2019s a thought: ditch the split, make a double-album together. Everybody, listeners included, would be better for it.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

\u2019Split\u2019<\/em> by Gameday Regulars <\/strong>and Guerrilla Monsoon<\/strong> is out now on All In Vinyl<\/strong> (UK) and Paper + Plastick<\/b> (US).<\/p>\n

Gameday Regulars<\/strong> links: Facebook|<\/a>Bandcamp|<\/a>Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Guerrilla Monsoon<\/strong> links: Facebook|<\/a>Bandcamp<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by James Berclaz-Lewis (@swissbearclaw<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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