Permanent Residue

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Permanent Residue Permanent Residue cassette

The second self-titled cassette by Chicago pop punkers PERMANENT RESIDUE, with four poppy, bouncing, mid-tempo numbers with angsty-sounding vocals. It’s at least one member from CANADIAN RIFLE going in more of a DISCOUNT/THIS IS MY FIST-type of direction. Songs are very catchy, and if any of the aforementioned comparisons are up your alley, then you’re probably going to like this. Personally, I think this style is at its best when the recordings have a bit of grit to them. This tape is too slickly recorded to allow me to relive my youthful pop punk enthusiast years and go gaga over it.

Permanent Residue Permanent Residue cassette

Slick and snotty pop-punk from Chicago featuring members of CANADIAN RIFLE. This tape looks like it was made by some goofy teens at Kinko’s and sounds like it was made by some punks with decades of writing and recording under their belts. The vocals oscillate between acrobatic and straight up obnoxious, but I think that’s on purpose. The instrumental interludes are excellent. Fans of FLESHIES, DILLINGER FOUR and the like will definitely want to check this out.