Boyfriends 7" / Boyfriends & Boys and Sex 7"

Boyfriends (members of 1994!) recently released a 7" vinyl consisting of three super catchy head bobbing punk jams. The essence of 1994! is still present with this band through the lyrical content and vocal style. While songs are fairly simple and straightforward catchy punk jams, the instrumental aspect is still something to be appreciated. The dual guitars are utilized perfectly with twangy noodle shredding on top of punk rock chord progressions, all brought together and enforced by the heavy bass behind it.

They've also recently put out a split 7" with Boys and Sex. The first Boyfriends song on the album '1800BADDOUG' opens with a voice mail sample from a seemingly drunk girl who is clearly upset about being ditched by whoever she is calling. I'm not sure who this is, or the story behind it, but its hilarious! In the last few seconds of the song, after an epic group vocals chant, it slows down as the last few notes of the guitar are repeated and droned out. The second track 'Marc is Gary' jumps right in with a fast paced drum roll behind the looping guitar notes from the previous song sped up. Near the end, the sounds of the instruments get jumbled together in a mess of swirling looped guitar noises.

With that being said, the Boys and Sex side of this split is no disappointment. The first track 'Peach Juice' opens with an elegantly beautiful guitar riff into an uptempo head bobbing progression. The vocals are not dominant over the instrumentals, but mixed together just perfectly. About midway through, the song slows down and is left with the low-fi sound of a guitar and cymbals, letting the feeling of the song linger on to the end. Their second track, 'Over Everything' hits just as hard as the first. It begins without warning and jumps right into fast paced, heavy, yet twinkly guitar riffs backed by passionate and energetic vocals.

Buy BOTH of these records to support BOTH of these incredible bands! Boyfriends is beginning a tour with Grown Ups, so do them a favor and help them out! Here is a link to Boyfriends' site where you can download/buy both records and get information about shows. WORD!