Where is my Spaceship

From: Hackensack, New Jersey

Genre: Folk Punk, Punk, Power Pop

For Fans Of: Andrew Jackson Jihad, Not Half Bad, Rozwell Kid

Recently, I have become disenfranchised with folk punk. Every time I listen to it, it seems like every band wants to exactly fit the Planet-X roster, be as close to Andrew Jackson Jihad as possible, or want to sound like Days n' Daze. Luckily for me, and everybody else, Where is my Spaceship falls into none of those categories, instead spiking their folk punk with plenty of pure punk attitude, a little bit of ambiance, and some power pop level hooks.

While their unique take on folk punk may set them apart, do not dismiss them simply because they are not your traditional folk punk band. The band still shows significant fondness for folk punk trademarks, such as a dry, cynical sense of humor, with lines like "I'm gonna sleep next to a can of open paint" on songs like Snake Juice Anthem. That also what helps to make Where Is My Spaceship such an enjoyable listen, there is instantly a feeling of familiarity and some common characteristics of a folk punk band, but they also add enough of their own flare to separate them and to prevent them from being completely pigeon holed into folk punk singularly. If you dig tasty jams you can sing along to, Where Is My Spaceship comes highly recommended.

Free Tunes: https://whereismyspaceship.bandcamp.com/

Not Half Bad

From: Fort Worth, Texas

Genre: Folk Punk, Punk, Orgcore

For Fans Of: Andrew Jackson Jihad (Knife Man type stuff), Against Me!, O! Pioneers!!!

Ah, how refreshing. A folk punk band who doesn't want to just rip off Andrew Jackson Jihad or Days n' Daze. It soothes me in a way that I can't quite explain to hear a vocalist that isn't trying to do that weird nasal screech thing Days N' Daze does (no offense love that band) or simply try as hard as possible to sound like Sean Bonnette of Andrew Jackson Jihad. Maybe, though, that is because, while this band does carry many "folk punk" qualities, they're for the most part a folk punk band. Instead of the folk punk goal of sounding exactly like Ramshackle Glory and calling it a day, Not Half Bad is significantly more driven by the punk stylings of "orgcore" bands such as Hot Water Music and O!!! Pioneers!!!. This isn't at all a bad thing, however. It definitely separates them from the millions of other bands playing folk punk now, while their large folk punk influence separates them from all the bands trying to play orgcore. Not Half Bad truly exists in some beautiful middle ground between two genres where I increasingly find many bands to stomach, and in doing so, really present some totally banging punk tunes. If you want to sing along and be pretty out of time while doing it, but be ok with it, Not Half Bad is probably the band for you. (Side Note: I still listen to their song "Punk rock is a full time job" pretty much daily. Check it out.)

Free Tunes: https://nothalfbad.bandcamp.com/album/sorry-dudes-ep