Out of Vancouver, British Columbia Brasser has unleashed their debut four song EP. Self described as queer front with a big punk sound, with a wailing sax, sultry trumpet, and catchy vocals. Honestly, I think they described themselves pretty damn well. These four songs are ska punk, with more emphasis on punk, with solid horns and catchy vocals. They definitely have some hooks to make you want to sing along.
The first track on the album is “Useless Useless”, and sets us up for a fast paced punk track with horns. It’s a solid track, has a catchy chorus, and great horns. The lead in on the guitar sets up the punk rhythm, the first verse brings in a nice vocal melody and the horns add flavor and texture. The chorus is easy to sing along with, but for some reason, this track doesn’t quite win me over. It might be a decent song to get some people moving in a pit, but it doesn’t make me want to dance- but don’t worry, I will be before the album is over.
The second track, “Casings”, is much slower and features the first taste of ska on the album. Lyrically and vocally driven, the political song about violence still features some solid horns, but is definitely intended for you to pay attention to the lyrics. However, this song does feature a bridge full of the sultry trumpet and wailing sax that they warned you about in the final minute before the final chorus.
The third track ¡a Huevo! is another great track, much faster paced than Casings and more danceable than Useless Useless, and an all around solid song. It features political lyrics, and everything they promised in their bio, but the album is 100% highlighted by the final track.
“Oh! Oh! Oh!” is an absolute fucking banger. Everything comes together here, absolute earworm vocals, sexy, sultry, wailing horns, great ska rhythms to skank to, drums that carry the song all the way through, great bridge, political lyrics that make the song meaningful. This song is fucking phenomenal. Every time I listen to the album I start off the album thinking “this isn’t bad, it’s got a lot of potential” and every song builds on that potential until I’m ready to knock down walls like the kool-aid man hyped as fuck.
Written by Gimp Leg
