The album art may suggest otherwise, but Tightwire (Minneapolis) are the prototype of what to expect from a pop punk band: They write uncomplicated, tight, fast and incredibly catchy songs. They already did that on their 2018 debut LP Six Feet Deep, but they absolutely deliver on their second LP Head Full Of Snakes – out now through Red Scare Industries. This is good time music, despite its themes touching upon “darkness and damnation.” Listening to the Head Full Of Snakes LP is like a tailwind-powered bike ride. It is a breeze, it is fun and silky smooth. It is a near flawless album that fans of Teen Idols and The Copyrights will go crazy for.
Now, where can I nominate Anyone But You to be added to the pop punk canon?