New album: The Shivvies || The Shivvies

Rotterdam is the pop punk capital of the Netherlands. Stardumb Records? Rotterdam. The Apers? Rotterdam. The Accelerators? Rotterdam. Giant Eagles and the Windowsill? Rotterdam. So when Marien (of The Windowsill, the Apers, Giant Eagles) starts a new band with Michiel and Robert of The Real Danger, you bet I take note. That band is The Shivvies, and their goal is to play hits in the mold of Ramones, Riverdales, Huntingtons and The Queers. They just released their self-titled debut and I have to say: mission accomplished. The record immediately puts the band in the front of the pack of awesome modern day old school pop punk bands. Really, you will sing along to most of these songs after one listen, likely creating dissonance in the pitch-perfect harmonies of the Shivvies. Sure, there is a formulaic quality to these songs, but that kind of is the point you see? Following pop punk tradition, the Shivvies even have their own theme song (“S-H-I-V-V-I-E-S, we’re gonna stab you in the back“). The Riverdales and Huntingtons vibe is particularly strong in The Shivvies. Dimwit, for example would fit on any Ben Weasel record. So yeah, The Shivvies! Rotterdam! Let’s go! Shield Recordings will release the record somewhere this summer. Stream now, buy later. I know I will!

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