 
Old Man Markley have just released a new 7”
called ‘Stupid Today’ which features
a brand new track ‘Stupid Today’ and
a cover of NOFX’s ‘Reeko’ and
in true Old Man Markley style the release is an
absolute blast full of energy and their well perfected
blue-grass-punk mix.
Things open up with their cover of ‘Reeko’
which maintains the feel of the original whilst
also having a big Old Man Markley feel , the song
see’s the band go from mid to high tempo
in seconds and Katie Weed’s fiddle really
adds energy to the song whilst John Carey perfectly
lays down his strong vocals.
‘Stupid Today’ opens up really slowly
as the band let their bluegrass sound flow through
but as soon as the unique vocals from John Carey
come in the song speeds up and the band go all
out with the fiddle, banjo and pretty much every
instrument they lay their hands on to create such
an uplifting sound.
As always releases like this tend to be over far
too quickly but it’s a solid set of songs
to keep the bands fans entertained whilst they
wait for a new Old Man Markley album which I am
sure is many months away from being released.
4/5
Review by Trigger
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