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Contact: troublespunx@gmail.com
Web: troublespunk.bandcamp.com
Seeking: Gigs, Distribution
Style: Garage-Punk
Troubles is the second punk ‘n’ roll band from Helsinki that submitted music to us this month and, like Dharma Guns, this female-fronted outfit stands out. Their Red Alert LP dropped in April, and the whole thing is a fuzzy, gnarly gem. It’s like The Cramps jamming with Bikini Kill in a graffiti-covered garage in an ill-advised part of town. “Ghouls” is particularly Crampsy—elements of horror-punk and psychobilly in a gritty stew. “Gimme Danger” (not the Stooges song) is a shout-along garage anthem, while “Full Moon” closes the album with some healthy melancholy. We want more.
