The Bristles - Last Years Youth (1995)

The first record i'm posting from the almighty BEER CITY label.  Expect to see a lot from Beer City, as they were a formidable force in the 90s American punk movement.  Hailing from the mountains of Sussex NJ, an area so rural and dismal these guys must have been sniffing glue before they hit puberty and heres the proof! In addition to this album, this lineup of the band also issued two singles and a contribution to the  POGO ATTACK compilation.  This record is as close to flawless a good ol' pogo punk record could come.  Classic loser street punk at its finest.  Every song is packed with melody and gang choruses.. How can you go wrong with song titles such as 'I hate Society' and 'I'm A Loser'.  This is rich and as good as it gets.  After the release of this album the band carried on with different members for some time releasing two more albums, and a score of singles (most notably a split with the US Bombs).  They reformed in the mid 2000's and yours truly got a chance to play drums on an unreleased album that was slated for release on Beer City. If your lucky, I may post the rough mixes of it!  So enjoy, and play this one REAL LOUD! 

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(Interesting story - The coolest thing about getting to play in this band was watching Aaron the singer rip through an entire crate of whip-its at band practice.  It was 2008 at the time and he was about 36... Awesome!)