{"id":8430,"date":"2015-08-24T11:40:16","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T11:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-fat-wreck-chords-fat-music-vol-8\/"},"modified":"2015-08-24T11:40:16","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T11:40:16","slug":"album-review-fat-wreck-chords-fat-music-vol-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-fat-wreck-chords-fat-music-vol-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Fat Wreck Chords – Fat Music Vol. 8: Going Nowhere Fat"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"image\"It would be difficult in today\u2019s world, with music of every genre accessible in seconds, to understand how vital compilations such as those produced by Fat Wreck<\/b> in the nineties and noughties used to be. For punk kids thirsting for the music they\u2019d suddenly fallen in love with, they were a gateway into the beautiful unknown \u2013 beyond the mainstream and into the undergrowth of subculture, this mysterious and spellbinding world of rebellion.<\/figure>\n

\u2018Going Nowhere Fat\u2019<\/i>, the tenth compilation released by Fat Wreck<\/b>, may not carry the same magic as its distant predecessors. Nonetheless, it is still a worthy tribute to a label that, despite the passage of time, still manages to adapt and survive after 25 years. This album doesn\u2019t just wheel out old favourites and hope people still care – it\u2019s full of fresh and exciting new talent to take the label forwards. <\/p>\n

Fat Music Vol. 8: Going Nowhere Fat by Fat Wreck Chords<\/a><\/figure>\n

Minnesota favourites Banner Pilot<\/b> take the opening slot with \u2018Modern Shakes\u2019<\/i> which is in honesty pretty typical of their likable brand of melodic punk. They\u2019re followed by the superb Masked Intruder<\/b> and their track \u2018The Most Beautiful Girl\u2019<\/i> which is so uplifting you\u2019d have to be dead inside not to enjoy it. As you continue listening track by track it\u2019s striking how varied the songs are and what a wide spectrum the \u2018punk\u2019 label can cover today.<\/p>\n

The old favourites like Lagwagon<\/b>, Strung Out<\/b> and Good Riddance<\/b> are of course present, but definitely not to make up the numbers. They all contribute tracks that sound as fast, furious and passionate as anything they released in their heyday and remind you that if you think it\u2019s not worth buying their albums anymore you\u2019re missing out.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile you\u2019ve got a whole host of newer bands to the label who all bring their own elements and ingredients to the party. There\u2019s toyGuitar<\/b> with their funtime surf punk vibe, Get Dead<\/b> with their raucous street punk, Night Birds<\/b> who are real old school dark and dirty sounding, and Pears<\/b> who are snotty and fast.<\/p>\n

Leftover Crack<\/b> make a welcome return with the track \u2018The Lie of Luck\u2019<\/i> which shows that they\u2019ve lost absolutely none of their bile and aggression. It\u2019s a shame that there aren\u2019t more girl fronted bands on here given that Fat Mike has always made an effort to champion them in the past, but Bad Cop\/Bad Cop<\/b> are present and show how they\u2019re one of the coolest outfits around right now with the poppy and insanely catchy \u2018Nightmare\u2019<\/i>.<\/p>\n

NOFX<\/b> carry on their ongoing tradition of sticking B-sides and demos on the comp with the slightly-weak-by-their-standards \u2018SF Clits\u2019<\/i> and then we have a few more surprising additions including Snuff<\/b> and The Real McKenzies<\/b> (both still going strong despite seeming old 15 years ago) and CJ Ramone<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The 25 songs on this release not only represent excellent value for money but they also represent quite definitively that despite what others wish to tell you, this music definitely isn\u2019t dead. The legacy of Fat Wreck Chords<\/b> lives on and strong, and this is a worthy volume in a collection of collections which will be looked back upon with great pride.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

\u2019Fat Music Vol. 8: Going Nowhere Fat\u2019<\/em> by Various Artists<\/strong> is out now on Fat Wreck Chords<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Fat Wreck Chords<\/strong> links:
\nWebsite<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Alex Phelan (@listen_to_alex<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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