Damn Arms: ‘The Not So Progressive Punks’

Damn Arms  – ‘The Not So Progressive Punks’

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In the music hierarchy of the Australian scene, Melbourne’s Damn Arms sit in the uber-cool section. Just look at those haircuts and fencing gettup.

Then listen to their mix of dirty guitars, hi-hats on the upbeat and new-wave synth sounds and it all screams COOL!! Typically, fashionable bands shit me because often it’s more about style than substance, but I picked up a pre-release copy of Damn Arms’ debut full-length The Live Artex expecting to be tired of it after 2 songs but you know what, it’s good. Really good actually. They’ve been honing their rock-meets-dance sound back since when they were ripping off The Faint under the moniker Snap! Crakk! Now they’ve fashioned their own sound that will no doubt appeal to the Aussie-loving UK market as well as their multitude of fans at home.

Get your hair cut asymmetrically, throw on your Ksubi’s and hit the dance floor at your local pub.

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