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I missed the first band again but got in right on time to see the second band. They brought their label mates and friends from No Fuego along, with whom they recorded the Split-CD “Dropping Expectations” for Unable Records. So it was a quite busy month for the band.

After playing the SoCo Music Experience, opening up for Against Me!, one week later opening up for Pennywise and Strung Out, now they were having their first headlining show at the Masquerade. Live Show Review - 99X.com by Martin's Blog on 99X.com This was the third time in just a few weeks that I got to see the Bastard Suns from Atlanta and I must say that they have become one of my favorite live bands. All of them bring several styles to each song and each are able to carve out space here & there to demonstrate their musicmanship. No instrument player is forgettable or bound to one specific method. One of them is a ska-rendition of “Walk of Life” and the other is a hidden cover of Queen’s “Fat Bottomed Girls.” What really rings clear when listening to the Suns is a band that works hard at a collaborative effort. The album also contains two covers that are done well, going beyond a jazzed up version of the original that many bands deliver. In the end, this effect makes the album unpredictable & surprising, especially on the first few listens. While some songs favor a folk feel-“Never Say Die,” “Oh, Celina,” “Pirates of the Whiskey Sea,” & “Irish Drinking Song”-and others have ska-reggae as the prominent mode-“Hold Fast,” “SBMT,” & “Who the Fuck”-the fusing & explosive transitions are a salient quality of the album as a whole. The singer can range from an Irish flare to a row of articulate rocksteady. On top of this, the singer doesn’t remain neutral either, becoming an important instrument himself. While that forms the baseline, the song has abrupt shifts to ska & reggae and then huge chorus explosions that escalate into an almost Pantera-like drum frenzy. The punk style itself is dynamic, ranging from a traditional gallop-style punk with backup vocalists accenting the singer to a smooth technical sound that is between skate-punk & metal.

“We’d Go For Broke,” one of the tightest tracks on the album, exemplifies this relationship completely. In other words, the songs aren’t just punk anthems with folk, ska & reggae sprinkled over it to make the band standout in the crowd. What really rings out on this album is how the band organically blends the three disparate modes of music. The old versions weren’t that bad, but these new releases are polished and sound thicker and are better timed than the originals, so in turn, the listener just isn’t getting some repeat album fillers with a sonic facelift. Although put forth as a second full-length, the album contains three stellar repeats-“Irish Drinking Song,” “RIP,” & “Away Away Away.” The band reportedly felt unsatisfied with the original production of these tunes. It’s definitely an approach to music one would expect of a Boston area punk job. The geography is worth highlighting again because the hybrid punk sound that roils from this record isn’t what one usually expects from the south: punk rock injected with irish-folk, ska & dub reggae.

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'Here Come The Suns' Album Review by January 2010 - Atomic Neverland From the dirty south (Atlanta, GA) comes the Bastard Suns with their 2nd full length release, Here Come the Suns. With 2013 approaching, the boys are planning a massive Fall National Tour and are currently finishing up material for a third full-length album. What began as a small grassroots campaign is quickly turning into a full-blown national following and it seems that The Bastards are only just now hitting their creative stride. The Bastard Suns have always set themselves apart by seamlessly blending their primary influences (punk, ska, bluegrass, folk and reggae) into a live show that borders on a religious experience. over a dozen times, including countless East Coast and southern tours. Their tours are completely self-funded, and have spanned the length of the U.S. With the help of several national radio stations and sponsors like Silver Surfer Vaporizers and Sacred Custom Percussion, the band has amassed hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube, including the video for their single S.B.M.T., which has over 100,000 views alone. In just under 9 years, this Atlanta band has managed to release two full-length albums and five EPs, punctuated by 2009’s ultra-popular full-length Here Come the Suns, and most recently, 2011’s A Band for All Seasons. The Bastard Suns are a four-piece sonic assault vehicle.