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/

Zap Dragon and the Attack

Zap Dragon and the Attack is a garage punk/power pop band from Orlando, Florida, who hit all the right spots all the time. It's hard to explain exactly what their sound is but really the only important part is that it's constantly catchy and constantly good. Musically the band is heavily reminiscent of 90's power pop/garage punk bands like Weezer and The Presidents of the United States of America, if those bands singers were instead replace by a man shrieking self deprecating and political/socio-political lyrics. And really, those lyrics are what truly shine through with this band. The lyrics always carry a healthy dose of cynicism, which, for some reason is oddly appealing. Mix that with an extreme amount of self deprecation and a dark, dry sense of humor and you start to get the picture of what this band is truly about. If you like Weezer but also hate yourself, this band comes highly recommended.

For fans of: Weezer, Jay Reatard, The Presidents of the United States of America, The Thermals

Free tunes: http://zapdragon.bandcamp.com/