  
Punk music has been taking a bit of a hit recently
as few new bands seem to be emerging and ones
that are opt for the more upbeat punchy punk rock
style as opposed to the good old fashioned chaos
that was the punk genre. No Americana strike with
their debut EP, having been online been heavily
compared to The Wildhearts I was eager to whack
this thing on and see what the fuss was about.
Now don’t get the wrong idea here, No Americana
aren’t an abusive and chaotic punk band
but they aren’t going to be placed in with
latest the “Pop Punk” artists, I’m
not talking about bands like Sum 41 or Blink 182
who I actually like, I’m talking more You
Me At Six and whatever other rubbish is running
on Kerrang today. What we have here is some good
old fashioned alternative rock with a heavy punk
vibe; harmonised vocals, chaotic crunchy guitars,
catchy chorus lines and gang vocals throughout
the EP make for a good listen amongst the dribble
that comes from the radio these days.
“Method in my Madness” gives of an
entwining of Foo Fighters andThe Wildhearts which
in my opinion which is truly amazing, hardly a
better combination of styles out there. “Never
Again” and to be honest all of the tracks
have that same style; it’s not really as
aggressive as The Wildhearts but you can definitely
their trademark style in there, the catchy style
influence from the Foo Fighters over the top of
that mainly with the vocals, best way I can describe
it. The whole thing is mellow yet chaotic, it’s
very conflicting but that factor is what I think
gives a band the edge, you could easily kick back
and chill singing along or you could get up and
go crazy to it, best song for that would be “Bringin’
Me Down”.
After listening to the whole thing a few times
I find myself singing along and tapping my feet
along to the songs, beautifully written music
here and I feel because they’re like perfectly
in the middle of the genres that they’ll
actually get some recognition for their sound
in a variety of different groups of fans. Having
just found out the band are located in Birmingham
which is up the road from me I’ll definitely
be checking them out so watch this space and I’ll
soon tell you if their performing talents live
up to that of their terrific writing style.
3.5/5
Review by James Webb
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