Gold Cup

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Gold Cup The Piss Has Been Taken cassette

GOLD CUP’s The Piss Has Been Taken is a six-song cassette from a Manchester four-piece who’ve been kicking out really solid rockers since 2023. This release is a little less egg-punky than some of their earlier material, but the fuzzed-out vocals over hard-driving rock’n’roll keep things moving and let a killer bass tone do a lot of the heavy lifting. At times, it reminded me of the KIDS, that same kind of locked-in, no-frills energy where the songs don’t need to be clever because they’re too busy being good. The playing is tight, the recording suits the music perfectly, and every listen pulled me in a little deeper. The limited cassette run is already sold out, but the whole thing is up on Bandcamp, so do yourself a favor and check them out.

Gold Cup Beyond a Joke cassette

The fourth release for Manchester, UK’s GOLD CUP in just over a year. Five songs of driving, mid-tempo rock’n’roll-infused punk. GOLD CUP  does a really interesting job of peppering in a number of different sub-genres, keeping your attention without ever really leaving the mid-tempo range. There’s elements of post-punk, artsy punk, a dash of egg-punk, a snifter of garage punk for good measure. It’s a veritable potpourri is what it is. They even culminate with an absolute strutter of a song, with sleazy guitar riffs that could rival the catchiness of JUDAS PRIEST. Here’s hoping GOLD CUP keeps up the productivity and keeps the releases cranking out.