Dirty Clubs and Gritty Demos, Vol 30 - Cause a Scene - Out Tuesday

Bright and Barrow records is making their mark in punk rock by defining their voice though their compilation, Cause a Scene. Cause a Scene is a comp in the old school spirit of comps. I found myself anxiously awaiting the next track like I used to do in middle school when the newest Epitaph or Fat Wreck Chords comp came out.

Featuring only bands from New York and New Jersey, this comp not only causes a scene but defines one. It demonstrates that pop-punk is alive and well, and can still survive even when it is more punk than pop. Each band featured on Cause a Scene comp are solid yet retain their grit, with a mix of old school and new school.

The coarse genuine vocals of Wax Phantom’s See-Thru will no doubt resonate by any Hot Water Music or Avail fan and The Graveyard School’s trash punk will pull in fans of The Nerve Agents and Cramps alike.

The Banquets (ex Let Me Run), A Clear Blurr, and The Reveling give hope in the new school sound, Goin’ Places let the pop saturate their punk (think MTX) and pull it off, while Up for Nothing, The Mighty Pragmatics, and Wax Phantom continue in the tradition of hard, fast, old school punk.

For me, the true merit of a comp is, “Will I go out at buy at least three of these artists’ albums?” And the answer “Yes.”

Cause a Scene out Tuesday from Bright and Barrow Records. The best $5 you’ll spend this month. Digital download only, get at Bright and Barrow’s site.

Album release show is set for September 3^rd at Arlene’s Grocery with Banquets The Tattle Tales, and more