Hedge are what happens when pop punk kids can’t stop listening to bands like Superchunk, Dinosaur Jr., Hüsker Dü, and Lemonheads.

We were instant fans of their 2024 debut LP, and that also applies to the new EP Freeze Frame High Five. Five new bursts of alt-pop punk plus a pretty faithful but sped-up version of a Guided By Voices classic make for a quick listen you keep circling back to.

This is neither overly sugary nor overly raw. Expect fast, melodic punk with crunchy, slightly fuzzy guitars that lean into ’90s alternative rock energy. Hedge stick to a niche that clearly work for them, as it does for us listeners.

Out now on 12″ at Best Brother Records.

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