New album: The Covids || Bust To Bits

Dutch punk band The Covids was conceived in the first round of lockdowns. In the two years since, the band released a killer debut single (and video!) and planned an international tour that will touch USA, Mexico, France and Spain this Spring. Yesterday, The Covids finally dropped their highly anticipated debut LP on the increasingly awesome Wap Shoo Wap Records. Bust To Bits features the two songs from their debut 7″ in rerecorded versions as well as nine additional hits (find earlier versions of some of the songs here). Bust To Bits should appeal to any fan of classic ’70s punk. The Covids match sharp and smart songwriting with tight playing, and a willingness to shred their instruments. Bust To Bits sounds energetic and intense, but always in tune and with a strong sense of melody. In short, and it sounds like a pun intended to say this, but The Covids sound mighty contagious on their debut. They do! And they look pretty cool as well, with the singer’s already iconic red overalls and matching glasses.

If you were born too late to experience Buzzcocks, The Damned, & Wipers in their heyday, The Covids offer an opportunity to revisit those days and remove that nagging feeling of having missed out. They sing their throats sore, play their hands bloody and pogo their way to their set of songs that are tailor made to experience in a live setting. Buy the LP, catch them live. If you haven’t already, now is the time to jump on The Covids bandwagon.

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