PUNK ROCK FACTORY
It’s Just A Stage We’re Going Through (self-released)
Disney cover album – check! Rock and pop classics cover album – check! Now it’s showtime for the Punk Rock Factory spin on your musical theatre favourites. The south Wales online sensations nail that nostalgic 90s skatepunk sound and cleverly transform iconic stage and screen anthems – including Rewrite The Stars (The Greatest Showman), Defying Gravity (Wicked) and Shallow (A Star Is Born).
There’s a huge flashback in style here, and what seems like a very clear nod to punk rock legends such as NOFX, New Found Glory and fellow cover specialists Me First & The Gimme Gimmes. The distorted and amplified guitar tone lends a helpful hand to revamp the eclectic collection of I Dreamed A Dream (Les Miserables), You’re The One That I Want (Grease) and December 1963 (Oh What A Night!) (Jersey Boys) among others. Fun from start to finish: the album you never knew you needed.
words OWEN SCOURFIELD
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