The Brat Attack – From This Beauty Comes Chaos And Mayhem

The Brat Attack are one of the two newest additions to the Underground Operations family (Dead Letter Dept. being the second band), and this Winnipeg, Manitoba band are about to unleash their politically charged punk anthems upon the world though the 18 minute From This Beauty Comes Chaos And Mayhem.

The Brat Attack will easily wipe away any pre-conceived notions about female fronted punk bands – as Chanelle’s vocals come flying through the speakers perfectly on par with the other singers in the band. Her vocals are strong, sturdy and surprisingly gruff, it brings up visions of the lead singer of Slunt singing sped up a notch or two. Its extremely refreshing to hear the female vocals without becoming nauseated or annoyed – but rather being forced to sing and pump your fist along side of her. And plus, a guy singing could not successfully portray the emotions behind Pro-Life Murders – a minute long punk tune about women’s rights in concerns to abortions.

But abortion rights isn’t all the band touch on as they also hit touchy subjects like capitalism, terrorism and revolution. Interspersed throughout the album are spoken word sections; and even though they are halter the flow of the album a bit, it also helps to propel the power of the album up to new heights. The calm, serious words spoken over constant drum beats that are building up faster and faster before heading into the song convince your mind and body to stop and listen to what is being said and pulls you back into the album.

The fast paced pop-punk anthems bring up memories of other Underground Operations artists like Hostage Life and Closet Monster but slightly rawer. The songs are fast, more often then not clocking in at under three minutes with multiple vocalists adding extra layers to the sound with dueling vocals and woahs all throughout. And although its not quite as good as We Re-Built This City (Closet Monster) – it is still a solid politically charged pop-punk onslaught.