"the spine that binds"Year: 2019
Country: US
City: Petaluma, CA
Label: Alternative Tentacles
Format: LP
Tracks: 11
Time: 34 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Punk Rock
According to some rumors circling in DIY punk rock circles, this album
is reasonably the most awaited record of the year. Tsunami Bomb was
formed in Petaluma, California by Dominic Davi back in 1998. and has
recorded two full-lengths, five extended plays, countless singles, and
has appeared on impressive quantities of compilations until their
disbanding in 2005. Then the band determined to start all over again in
2015. with the enhanced lineup, so the band has published Trust No One, a
compilation album as an announcement for their comeback on the punk
rock scene. The Spine That Binds it their long-awaited third full-length
album which embarks a new augmented lineup and a new era for this
eminent punk rock band. Right with the first riffs and beats of this
record, Tsunami Bomb showcases their musicianship through dominant
horror punk sounding keyboards, highly energetic guitar melodies,
punching basslines that resonates somewhere in between while the drummer
nails the drums with a lot of style, precision, and common sense.
Tsunami Bomb maintains their recognizable playing style, but with even
more hooks, catchiness, wonderful choruses filled with dual female
vocals, magnificent verses full of singalongs and almost eerie parts
where spooky keyboards sound are even more dominant. The keyboards are
also their key ingredient that keeps the essence and sustains the
foundation of the band, but the rest of the Tsunami Bomb are also
fulfilling their recognizable sound with a highly professional approach
to punk rock music. Besides conventional explorations through the vast
space of classic melodic punk rock and pop-punk, Tsunami Bomb also
includes a lot of horror punk elements in their music, so The Spine That
Binds appeals even more interesting, entertaining, and pleasant to the
ears. The waiting has paid off and compositions such as opening Tidal,
or ultra-melodic hardcore punk banger Naysayers, classic horror punk
tune called The Hathors, highly energetic Sinking Hole, or an ode to
their hometime Petaluma are giving such a great examination of The Spine
That Binds while spooky Dead Man Can’t Catcall, catchy synthpop-a-like
Phosphene, incredibly good pop-punk song called the Last Call, and
anthemic Lullaby For The End Of The World are keeping the attention.
Post-punk keyboard on Wake The Dead is indicating the closure of this
magnificent album when all of a sudden The Spine That Binds comes in, a
perfect closing composition that comes like a punch in the chin just in
time when you need it the most. Tsunami Bomb made it once again, they’ve
recorded a perfect comeback album that will catch the attention of the
wider audience both visually and musically. The Spine That binds has
been published by Alternative Tentacles and its available on vinyl,
compact disc or through all streaming services (*Review from HERE ).
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