Waterslide / Imakinn (2024, Reissue)
Here we have the companion to last Monday's post. About Lights is the second Shipyards full length and has also been lovingly brought to vinyl for the first time by the kind folks at Waterslide and Imakinn. The album originally came out in 2014 and while it was their sophomore effort, it was the first album of theirs that I had heard.
And I just loved it. It's that strain of melodic punk that firmly fits into the Snuffy Smile vein that started in the 90s. It's everything that I love about Japanese punk rock. They're writing catchy punk songs, but these songs are crafted so expertly and played so perfectly it's just stunning. Everything about it is pefect. The recording and performances are rough enough that they're authentic, but it never sounds lo fi or under recorded. Every song rides that line and the end result is everything that I love about this style of music.
I don't feel that there are many bands making records like this anymore. To be fair, even this one came out 11 years ago at this point. Regardless, Shipyards should be lauded and celebrated for crafting the perfect 90s punk record that just so happened to have come out in 2014. I can only hope that at some point we'll get another gem like this from them. I'll be anxiously waiting.
Shipyards - About Light:
https://watersliderecords.bandcamp.com/album/shipyards-about-lights
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