EP Review: Uphill Struggle – A Wise Man’s Hell

“A Danish punk band?”  I hear you say, best I can come up with is Horrorpops the Psychobilly punksters who hail from Uphill Struggle’s hometown of Copenhagen too.  

So getting the chance to hear something that actually is new to my ears, and from a country that seems to struggle (is this how the name came about?) to get noticed in the punk world is bloody great, especially when they sound like this.

An EP of six songs, half an album seems more near to the mark, kicking off with “Slow Down” a fast paced 90’s punk filled track that takes you all the way back, with glimpses of sound that might be akin to Pennywise, but with hints of early Billie Joe Armstrong vocal peering through the vale at you, a catchy chorus that never leaves you even as the sixth track ends.  

Beyond all the hints and glimpses though, they do have their own sound and way of playing, which when hearing so many bands that fill this arena, stands them out from the crowd in a very good way.

Throughout most of all the rest of the six songs, apart from the obvious American influences as noted earlier, you do however still get a sense of self learning, a choppy stop start sound, but with a steady onward push of vocals. Songs like “Primary Psychopath” and “Deserve It All” stand up and be counted lyrically, both in their own way. 

A new and exciting addition to the world of Punk EP’s, so many struggle to stand out, but A Wise Man’s Hell does! 

Available on digital download and o an extremely limited run of Yellow translucent vinyl, at time of publishing there were only ten copies left

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