New + Exciting: NITE SPRITES - "No Notes"

Portland's fresh new punk trio NITE SPRITES bring both energy and experience to bear on this self-released cassette. Speedy drum fills, open minor chords, and gruff shouting place this firmly in the No Idea Records/The Fest territory. The sound and album art (bikes and stars and hearts) connect this to a slightly older time in DIY's trajectory. Despite the sorta-jaded/sorta-hopeful vibe they'd fit comfortably on a basement gig with the likes of Delay, Get Bent, Tiltwheel etc. It's catchy, hook-laden punk (not pop punk) in the tradition of Leatherface, Hot Water Music, or guitarist Mambo's work in Brave Hands

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