One for the birds

Artist: HIGH HOPES / Title: “AT THE END OF THE DAY” / Genré: HC / Format: CDR (DEMO) / Label: NONE (DEMO)

This is a good little record, I really like it.

What you get on this ‘un is 80′s inspired HC. Musically, it reminds me of bands like Bold and Turning Point. The usual youth crew stuff, that is.

Which is perhaps why I am surprised to see (or hear) no straight edge references on this ‘un. Do these geezers drink and smoke? That’s their biz and I won’t let it affect my view of them.

Lyrically, it’s posi-stuff, the wonderful idea (which I fully subscribe to) that one man can make a change.

So, to sum it up, what you get is fast, but not too fast, HC with a few semi-melodic bits to it, plenty of good moshing can be made to this, there’s a few sing-along momenets too.

Not groundbreaking in any sense, but they’re really good at what they’re doing.

Best tune on the record is the title tune.

One of my alltime fave Swedish HC acts, Dobermann Cult, has a new album out. Check ‘em out at: http://www.myspace.com/dobermanncult

A new act, from the city of Vallentuna, with a great 80′s sound, High Hopes, have introduced themselves. Check their songs out at: http://www.myspace.com/highhopeshc