Powerblessings - Stunt Whale 7”

Got this 7-incher in the mail awhile back along with a note basically stating to do what I please with it, even suggesting that I throw it in the trash if it didn’t float my boat. It raised the question as to whether I would even do that if this single did somehow suck shit and in the end I decided that I probably wouldn’t. Listening to this single didn’t force me to revisit that crossroads and in fact was pretty bowled over after throwing it on to the turntable. Powerblessings come from somewhere in Massachusetts and play a rather straight forward type of punk/post-hardcore that does much in the way of rockin’. The band reminds me a bit of current Pittsburgh group Kim Phuc, but probably more so because of the singers vocals than anything else. I certainly dig the guys approach. Rather than continually search for ways to describe this to you, I’ll borrow some from one of my favorite blogs on the internet right now, One Base On an Overthrow, who had the chance to see these guys live awhile back and came out thinking that they sounded much like the old (and greatly under appreciated) Merge band Pipe. And I think that works rather well as a reference point as opposed to anything John Reis related, which seems to be the go to for whatever reason with these guys. Regardless, this is one of the better singles that has made its way to me this year. Good stuff.

For the record, the MP3 below is ripped from the actual single, as I was unaware that it was available for free download. So if you hear some crackle, etc…that’s why.

Powerblessings – Wet Ones [MP3]

Those looking to grab this one can do so by simply hitting up Manhattan Chemical and Electronic or if you wanna give it a test run, it’s also available for free download via Bandcamp. Enjoy!