Concidence or not, in the same week I finished Tom Beajour’s extremely fun oral history of Hair Metal, I stumbled on an extremely fun record he recorded and helped produce: Cathedral Ceilings’ Summer Of Misguided Dynamite, which for the record has nothing to do with Hair Metal, but is very much a punk rock record. If there are any similarities, it’s that Cathedral Ceiling is unafraid to show their pop sensibility. This is catchy stuff, really.
Summer Of Misguided Dynamite also is highly energetic and dynamic, and given the youthful enthusiasm that seeps through the songs, I was kind of suprised to discover Cathedral Ceilings is actually a band of scene veterans. Throughout the record, the band effortlessly bridges the gap between being pop punk or punk rock. They kinda sound like a mix of Sicko, late career 7 seconds, Lawrence Arms and Dillinger Four, if that makes any sense. Plenty to like on this one!
Purchase Summer Of Misguided Dynamite on LP through Dromedary Records.
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