Whatever That Means: Sounds From The Explosion

Sounds From The Explosion is …Whatever That Means’ first full-length album. The 13 high-quality, fast-moving tracks were recorded in Seoul during a six-month period through June of 2011. 

The band, which came together during the wedding party for guitarist Jeff Moses and Trash, the group’s bassist, have gigged regularly since 2010 and the product of all this hard work can be felt in the tenacity and vitality that the tracks present. This album is very tightly put together and doesn’t let its foot off the gas for the entire duration. 

This punk album has a very west coast sound. Each song comes at you hard and fast and doesn’t allow for any messing around. Everything is complimentary and there is a real unity and balance in every aspect of the sound.

Throughout the album, the lyrics come at you telling little stories. There is no overall moral to the album, just very real sounding stories, like Andy and Shannon in “No Sense.” These songs are about things that happen, whether those things are right or wrong. 

Despite some echoes of regret, there’s no sitting around weeping; there’s just the story telling. As soon as a story is over the track changes and it’s another story altogether, and that’s what makes these songs. 

The longest track is the last, which comes in at a second under 3 minutes. 

This belt full of classic 3-minute punk tracks sings about a string of messed up situations, from growing up, family,  first dates and love songs. But don’t expect this to sound like a plethora of ballads. Did I mention that this is punk? Don’t expect too much romance.