{"id":7720,"date":"2021-09-17T10:29:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T08:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=7720"},"modified":"2021-09-17T10:29:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T08:29:59","slug":"new-album-blunt-bangs-proper-smoker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/new-album-blunt-bangs-proper-smoker\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Blunt Bangs || Proper Smoker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine having written one of the major hits of the indie scene of the ’00s<\/a>, and having toured that for a decade. How do you follow that in a changing musical landscape? If you are like Reggie Youngblood (Black Kids), you don’t quit. You start a new band with veterans of the Athens (Georgia) scene (i.e., Christian \u201cSmokey\u201d DeRoeck (Woods, Deep State, Little Gold) on guitar\u00a0and vocals<\/span>, and Cash Carter (Tracy Shedd, The Cadets) on drums<\/span><\/span>) that sounds quite different. But rather than going for a sound that is even more poppin’ than Black Kids, your new band is way more rockin’.<\/p>\n

Proper Smoker<\/em>, the debut record of Blunt Bangs is quite the surprise. It blends indie rock with power pop influences, and from the get go sounds fresh and fun. The video for attention grabbing album opener She’s Gone<\/em> essentially is a tribute to some of the classic albums that offer the blueprint of Blunt Bangs’ sound. And although this record sounds uncomplicated, and does not try to reinvent the wheel in any way, these songs are so well put together. Clearly, the band had a lot of fun playing the kind of music they enjoy themselves. And isn’t that the best recipe for a great record?<\/p>\n