EP Review: Chaser – Look Alive

California’s Chaser have just unveiled their brand new EP, ‘Look Alive‘, that feature two brand new tracks, the EP’s title track and ‘Found Myself Again‘ on the flip side, that was released on four long sold out coloured vinyl variants via the American imprint Sound Speed Records, Canada’s Thousand Islands Records, Austria’s SBÄM Records and Australia’s Pee Records. The band are donating 100% of their proceeds from the ‘Look Alive‘ EP to four non-profit organisations who are fighting the good fight, Crisis Aid International, Equal Justice Initiative, Educational First Steps and Surfrider Foundation. 

The A-side features the ‘Look Alive‘ EP’s title track, this is just over three minutes of straight up in your face skate punk with a social conscience, on the flip side you get the faster, ever so slightly poppier and catchier ‘Found Myself Again‘, whilst from the same stable this is a different beast to it’s sibling on the a-side. Both tracks feature woahs aplenty, chugging guitars riffs, intense breakdowns and heartfelt lyrics, but as you’ve probably gathered Chaser don’t just talk the talk the talk, like many band’s on the punk scene during the coronavirus pandemic, when it must be recognised that most band’s have taken a huge financial hit due to being unable to tour, they walk the walk.

The older punks amongst you, and I include myself amongst that number, will remember when a two track vinyl release was called a single, but the world has moved on and I’m not going to shout into the void over this. Whatever you want to call it, the ‘Look Alive‘ EP contains two tracks, either of which could happily grace the a-side, and it contributes to making the world a slightly better place, what more could you ask for? You might have missed out on the vinyl pressings of the ‘Look Alive‘ EP, unless you’re willing to trawl eBay where a lot of limited vinyl seems to end up with an inflated price tag, but it’s not too late to pick up a digital copy of the single.

The “Look Alive” EP is now available via Bandcamp here