Subwaste “Broken Machine” Review
Subwaste
Tobbe Pettersson – Guitar & Lead Vocals
Erik Ersson – Guitar & Vocals
Danne Pettersson – Bass & Vocals
Daniel Petri – Drums
review by Denise Borders
@punkworldviews
Warbird Entertainment drops another solid release on our toilet-faces with Subwaste‘s Broken Machine. Hailing form Sweden, they bring with them a classic punk sound that fans of The Causalities, One Man Army and Rancid. To be perfectly honest, this label has a pretty stellar roster and I’m yet to be disappointed by anything they’ve released. There might not be money in punk rock but by God, THERE’S BOOZE AND FUN.
Tracklist:
1. Lone Wolf
2. Broken Machine
3. Kea
4. Warehouse
5. Get A Move On
6. One Thing
7. Alcoholic Demon
8. New Day Calling
9. Burning Bridges
10. Pay In Cash
11. Rotten
From the get-go, I’m completely down with this band. I had faintly heard of them previously from a free ThePunkSite sampler. Lone Wolf came through the speakers and I’m taken back to those years when Warped Tour was good. Rancid, NOFX and other bands I grew up to graced the stages and not a bunch of dudes that stole their sister’s flat iron for the summer. I already mentioned them before, but One Man Army is the first band that comes to mind as a comparison. I’m not sure what they’re up to now a days, but a few years back, they were definitely in my regular listening rotation.
The title track, Broken Machine, reminds you that sometimes you just don’t fucking need more than three chords to make a good track. This band doesn’t have any excess instruments or post-production crap to distract you from the songs themselves. It’s upbeat, fast and won’t let even the old school punk fans down.
Kea starts off with a sound heavily reminiscent of Social Distortion. That is… until the vocals come in and they’re just a sweet little punk rock treat. I don’t know who Kea is, but according the Subwaste, Kea was a punk and this song makes me want to both punch them in the face and hang out. I don’t know why.
Warehouse is sort of old Misfit’s sounding which makes me happy because so far, every track has made me think of another great band. Subwaste isn’t trying to sound like someone else, they’re just playing what any old school punk lover is going to dig, and it brings me back to another time for music. This track is a little more bouncy and definitely a party jam.
I’m going to skip a few tracks to Alcoholic Demon because this track displays yet another new style from these guys. Tobbe has a great vocal range, allowing for so many tracks to have different sounds to them. In this track, he’s singing a little bit more versus just the classic punk vocals. I’m not saying he’s Kelly Clarkson or anything, but even when he’s not at all yelling, it sounds pretty damn good. I’m only halfway through this record as this point and I am eager to catch these dudes live sometime. I can imagine they’d be fun to shoot. We’ll seeeeeeeee!
The next track I’ll dive into is Burning Bridges because I think this is one of my favorites on the record. It’s right under 90 seconds long and never wanes from an upbeat tune that makes you wanna dress like a skinhead. You know, the non racist kind!! Oi!
Pay in Cash starts off a bit slower, almost surf-rock like. I’m like… okay let’s get this party started already! As the vocals roll in, it stays a little slower than the previous tracks, but then again sometimes you gotta mix it up a little. The guitar riffs stay consistent with an almost surf-rock theme, reminds me of The Mummies! YES. Definitely old school as fuck and at this point, the album is nearing an end and I don’t have one damn bad thing to say about this band. You can’t knock them for sounding like other bands as I mentioned before, because the list is never ending on who they bring to mind, and more than anything they take me back to my younger days where the music industry was MUCH different than is it now and trust me…. I like that feeling.
The album ends with Rotten and it’s not my favorite track on the album, it seems a bit redundant and doesn’t break much between the chorus and in between, but still a good jam nonetheless.
Overall, I am beyond stoked to discover these guys and they are officially on my radar. Fuck whatever is “popular” in music now a days, bands like this are what keeps my head up for music in general. Play what you want, not what THEY want. More bands should have some integrity and stick to this but sadly enough, that’s just not the case. Warbird Entertainment is doing everyone a favor by making a one-stop-shop for punk and hardcore bands that most of you may not have heard of, but ALL of which are worth your time.
You can purchase the record via Interpunk and you get a free poster, patch and button with your order while supplies last!! The album dropped March 20th so it’s available now. It’s still cool to put patched and buttons on stuff so HURRY.
About the Author
Denise Borders 39, Los Angeles. Denise founded PWV in 2008 and remains the primary manager and photographer/videographer. She is not secretly obsessed with Joey Cape.
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