punk this week: thine retail simps, class, chubby and the gang + 7 more

Welcome to Punk This Week, see/saw’s weekly column exploring the latest and greatest punk and rock’n’roll records. There are some truly heavy hitters in this week’s column, including the new albums from Thine Retail Simps, CLASS, and Chubby and the Gang. There’s also new stuff from Fan Club, Power Pants, and more.

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Thine Retail Simps: Strike Gold, Strike Back, Strike Out [Total Punk]

Strike Gold, Strike Back, Strike Out is one of the best garage punk records of the year and, impossibly given the quality of the last two, the best Simps album. There’s a sloppiness to this music that’s irresistible. Take “O.B. On the Move,” which you could easily describe as a blues rock song. Some of the biggest rock bands in the world have done blues rock albums that relegate the blues to this museum piece. Simps play like they’re almost always about to come off the rails, screaming and shaking wildly. They write these excellent songs and then push them beyond their limits—shaggy, untenable rock’n’roll that’s completely riveting. (Learn more about it in their interview on see/saw.)