punk this week: heather the jerk, x2000, zap pack + 8 more
A massive pile of punk records on this particular Bandcamp Friday. Dig in and pay some punks.
Welcome to Punk This Week, see/saw’s weekly column exploring the latest and greatest punk and rock’n’roll records. It’s a Bandcamp Friday, which means there’s a deluge of sick new punk releases.
There’s a new one from Madison’s Heather the Jerk, the debut full-length from X2000, a stellar release from Idaho’s Zap Pack, and new stuff from the forever reliable Goodbye Boozy Records. In total, this week’s column links to 24 new releases. Holy shit!
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Heather the Jerk: Not Very Motorcycle [Certified PR]
Madison’s Heather the Jerk, fronted by Heather Sawyer from the Hussy and Proud Parents, has a garage rock album with a bubblegum swoon. It’s called Not Very Motorcycle, and honestly, it’s not very motorcycle. It’s more convertible at a drive-in movie. Recorded by Tyler Fassnacht, it’s the rare record that utilizes the melodic toolbox of late ’50s pop while retaining a much more contemporary sneer and bite. The details are incredible on this record—the crunchiness of the synths, the perfect harmonies on “All I Know,” the scuzzy and blown out nature of the guitars. It’s beach music just in time for winter in Wisconsin. Also not very motorcycle!
