Dogtown Rebels – Brave New World

The Dogtown Rebels are a DIY punk rock band from Norwich in the east of the UK, they are comprised of members of Special Duties, Red Flag 77, Infa Riot and Dangers Close and they deliver a fast, catchy and grass roots interpretation of punk that is heavily influenced by the first wave of punk bands. I had the privilege of catching Dogtown Rebels at this years Rebellion Festival, they certainly made an impression on me when they played live, so what does their latest album have to offer? not every band can capture the energy of their live performances in the studio.

 

From the opening title track it’s clear that Dogtown Rebels play an impressive variety of street punk with a social conscience, their uplifting lyrics are delivered alongside an irresistible combination of infectious guitar hooks and rousing choruses. Their spirited street punk anthems sum up the original punk ethos, tracks such as Brave New World, Look To The Future and Fight For Liberty are perfect examples of how street punk should be delivered, and as a result this is a powerful and defiant album that I can’t recommend highly enough.

 

Brave New World is fourteen tracks of spirited, energetic and anthemic punk rock that really is hard to find any fault with. I would encourage anyone who has a love of grass roots punk rock to buy this album, and to go and see them live. Dogtown Rebels are a band that embodies the punk spirit, and crucially they are one that is equally impressive live and in the studio. Whilst bands like the Dogtown Rebels are around the grass roots of punk will be in good shape, in short Brave New World is a near perfect example of how a contemporary take on the defiant sprit of punk rock should be delivered.

 

The Dogtown Rebels Facebook page, where you can also purchase the CD of Brave New World, can be found here

 

Brave New World is available for download from the usual sources including Amazon and iTunes