I know I'm a tad bias and this is just a random thought... But Fucked Up and The Wonder Years are respectively the 2 most important bands that the punk genre has spawned in the past decade.... Easily. Stylistically I'm not comparing the two but as far as creating something real without gimmicks and music trends. Just honest music from honest folks. Real musicianship. Real lyrics. That's the only recipe that should ever matter for a bands success. In a time in a dying industry that for too long has solely relied on selling albums by name association and clever marketing, and also now a time where anyone with a laptop can write and record their own record… We as "consumers" or I should say fans :) want real. That's why these bands are catching and growing. I think these bands are what WE as fans have been dying for, for a very very long time. I can only speak for myself of course but these bands can ignite that spark every time you hear their album or see a show. You know that spark.... Your first show. That summer when you first heard "that album". That time you drove 4 hours in the snow to see your favorite band just to sing, mosh, dance til you couldn't breathe any more. In short. I thank them for reminding me why I love this scene, this genre, or what have you.... In all its forms. Why I dedicated the better half of my short 26 years here on printing band Merch, photocopying hundreds of demo inserts, flyer designs for every VFW hall that my friends have played and later starting up GK. These bands remind me every day why I do what I do and more importantly why I love to do it. End rant. You can all unfollow me now. I wouldn't hold it against you. Twitter hijacker extraordinaire I am.
Mark Capicotto @markygk
