Fuck, yes: This is Aachen, Bay Area, California! The Aachen based-GEE STRINGS with long player # 6 after a 8-years hiatus. Better than ever: While the 2016 predecessor «I’m so gee» knockin’ the door with a massive dose of Punk’n’Roll Sleaze, «Speed soul racer» tends clearly towards 70’s NorCal Punk. 8 crisp-powerful numbers with sovereign AVENGERS/VKTMS beat on 18 minutes. Catchy, drivin’, tight…the «Popgun» is entertainingly loaded, boredom does not arise. Délices françaises included: the French-sung «Rock’n’rolls» brings NO-TALENTS/SPLASH 4 greatness to mind, the ultra-cool Classic Punk’n’Roll always lurks casually in the background. Voilà, Razor blades on full swing!
Coreleasing: KOTJ Records (Spain), Wanda Records (Germany), Dangerhouse Records (France)
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I’m always happy to hear new music from The Gee Strings, who have been one of the world’s prominantnt ’77-style punk rock bands for three decades now. Ingi, Bernadette, and the gang have released their sixth album, ‘Speed Soul Racer’; and at just eight tracks, this is truly an all-killer, no-filler affair. In typical Gee Strings fashion, these songs ride the more rock ‘n’ roll side of punk’s first wave. Bernadette absolutely kills it on lead guitar, and the band has never sounded tighter. On this release, the influence of 1977 Northern California punk rock is on full display in original songs like «Creature» & «Fire» chug with an Avangers, VKTMS feel. An absolute ripper of a punk rock record with not a weak track in sight.
