Brighton trio, Gnarwolves have been attacking the ears of kids in skateparks for a couple of years now. Since 2012, Thom, Charlie and Max have been creating skate punk tunes which are the definition of an oxymoron: their brutally infectious and infectiously brutal. Their songs are loud and can cause the biggest of moshpits but they're also a classic sing-a-long type of group, similar to the likes of The Story So Far. It's been an incredible journey for Gnarwolves as it's taken them just two years to get to a place where they can open the Main Stage at Reading Festival. Yeah, that actually happened, and it actually happened to a overjoyed and adoring crowd. Now, on the cusp of what seems domination of the UK skate punk scene, the band have released a brand new record, and it's bloody good.
Forget 'History Is Bunk' and 'Decay' from earlier EPs because there is an unreal amount of new favourites on Gnarwolves latest offering, including the earlier released 'Day Man'. It's a song which showcases all of the talent Gnarwolves possess; there's riffs, there's fast bits, slow bits and a few catchy lyrics. Similar in style, 'Hate Me (Don't Stand Still)' showcases a broad range of skill and is also the sort of song you don't want to end. The couplet of 'Ebb' and 'Flow' are definitions of the sound which weaves itself through the album in that the highs and the lows of the tempo and the emotion do just that: they ebb and they flow. The sound remains a constant however. This debut full length LP is frantic and catchy and it just makes you want more; it is unmistakably Gnarwolves and it makes them stand out among the many bands who are trying to revive punk in all it's forms. With a headline tour later in the year, Gnarwolves look like they are only set to get bigger and with music like this, that's very good news indeed.
Debut album 'Gnarwolves' is available to buy now.
You can also catch the boys on tour in the UK through December.
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