A Blowfuse They are already defined by both punk and alternative rock, but more so by the latter since they began to show signs that their destiny perhaps was not so much in the “sneaker” as in making songs with more melody in which the guitars continue to predominate despite of his evident love for the melodic and for the most pop structures. In “The 4th Wall” We have even more of that pop and more traditional rock than before and a special approach to pop punk that does not make us forget where the band comes from, which has already added four albums to its repertoire since they changed their name to Godfarts. to Blowfuse in 2013.
“The 4th Wall” It is an album with nine songs that doesn’t even last half an hour and goes by in a flash. Its duration is perhaps one of its strong points despite the fact that the body always asks for a little more when you get fully into that “mood” that mixes hope, vindication and light with a sound that is reminiscent of adolescence and youth thanks to that evocative power of the best nineties rock and punk, which still enjoys an astonishing freshness despite its more than thirty years of history.
with the initial “Move On” The people of Barcelona already put the aftertaste of summer salt into our ears with a protest cry that incites us to move forward, leaving the shit behind, something that enters a bit into duality with that constant feeling of nostalgia that they give off but that also works like a charm. . Just as in this first song they are reminiscent of a mix between Sum 41 and NOFX, in “Wish” They fuse punk, rock and funk to continue with their typical anthem songs that would not be strange if they became classics like “I Give You My World”.
The most crossover facet of Blowfuseignoring the funk moment of “Wish”comes from the hand of “Fade Into The Dark” y of its riffs alternating between hardcore and more rock melodies where there is also space for guitar solos (just like in “Enjoy The Ride”). Past the chorus and full of nineties reminiscences “Far Away” The group presents us with its brighter and simpler pop side with “No Matter What I Do” to return once again to the rock and punk of decades ago in his next two notable cuts until ending with the catchy, semi-acoustic and somewhat existentialist “Cold Steel”.
“The 4th Wall” It is a cocktail of memories liquefied between notable melodies that lead to the most rocking and melodic Offspring, to NOFX, to Sum 41 and even to Weezer with much of the skate punk and melodic hardcore of Pennywise or Lagwagon. A job that will see us again playing the Play Station until late, having a party with our friends, going skateboarding with the sun melting the asphalt or taking a bath in August as night falls.
Although Blowfuse attempt to lead us to seek a path forward, it is difficult for memories of a better past to emerge for many. Although well, it all depends on how you feel inside because the reality is that you will never be old enough to recover that happiness and those moments that made you feel alive when you were 12, 16 or 25 years old. Unless you want to be one simply because you have less hair, gray hair or wrinkles, of course.