Fixing A Hole (2026)
Apologies for another unexpectedly long gap in posting things. October was a month, that's for sure. Going to try to get back in the swing of things again and we'll start off with a CD that I've had kicking around for a while. When it comes time to decide what to write about, I keep forgetting about it because it's in a slim cardboard sleeve that doesn't have a spine. This results int he CD vanishing if I'm not specifically looking for it. But I specifically looked for it this morning and that CD is the newest by Pop Marshal.
If you go on their Bandcamp page it's listed as being released in 2025, but the actual physical CD came out in early 2026. So I'm counting it as a 2026 release which will absolutely come into play at the end of December, if you catch my drift. Pop Marshal is a great melodic UK punk band led by Andy Barnard. I've been listening to bands that Andy has been in for over 30 years including record collection staples like Gan, donFisher, Ohno Express, Headsparks and now, Pop Marshal.
Much in the same vein as Headsparks, Pop Marshal mixes the energy of the punk scene Andy cut his teeth on with an at times wall-of-noise adjacent guitar blast resulting in something that has a bit of an "alt-rock" leaning sound, but still scratches every itch I have for this kind of thing. The guitar work is incredible, with Leatherface worthy leads and riffs driving the songs forward, but still peaking with big singalong choruses that I feel would have been gigantically popular in the mid 90s.
I said this last time I wrote about Pop Marshal (and probably every time I wrote about Headsparks as well), but I really do wish this was also available on vinyl. I can work with a CD, I have hundreds. It's not a big deal, but I always prefer to listen to something on vinyl when I want to sit in a chair and really listen to it. This is an album that deserves that kind of focus and attention. One of the best of the year.
Pop Marshal - I Can't Wait To Never See You Again:
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