STREET BRATS "See You at the Bottom...." CD
(Official Website)
Following their EP “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, here is the first STREET BRATS album. The aforementioned EP showed us that this young band had a huge potential that only needed to be confirmed on a longer distance. Let's get clear, early fans won't get disappointed! The STREET BRATS' style makes me think more and more about LIBERTINE and The WILDHEARTS with a slight SOCIAL DISTORTION touch. The energy coming out from "See You At The Bottom" is just incredible and gives me a real euphoria feeling. The band's inclination to write powerful and melodic songs as well as choruses that you won't forget is really amazing. The STREET BRATS have this little thing that should make a difference and the audience from the Netherlands could only agree since Amsterdam recently gave them a more than warm welcome. Budding rockers, just forget about GREEN DAY and MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE for a while and let the STREET BRATS' music seduce you! You'll lose nothing on the deal.
/Franckie.

STREET BRATS "You'll Never Walk Alone" 7"
(Official Website)
Most rock critics had good things to say about this first release... then, I suppose that there must be a good reason to it : yes, there is, they fully deserve it! Getting their influences from the 77 punk rock wave, this quartet from Chicago offers us some power pop/punk reminding me of most recent bands such as The EXPLODING HEARTS, SQUAD FIVE-O or even LIBERTINE on "Mind Control" (this track with powerful backing vocals is actually my favourite one.) With the support of a label that chooses bands thriftily but with some undeniable gift for nosing them out, STREET BRATS will release their first and very awaited album very soon which should be full of good surprises if the production is as amazing as on this EP. Keep an eye on this band.
/Franckie.

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