PWR BTTM - Pageant album flac

I pretend to wash my hands again Again again, again again But you know I just can't I can't I can't, I can't I can't.

Arriving in 2017, Pageant escapes the limitations of being aligned with a niche area of music, while retaining its spirit. While in true punk tradition none of the tracks tip the three-minute mark, the music avoids subgenre sidelining with incisive pop hooks and addictive riffs. Lead single "Answer My Text" is classic punk-pop, complete with a melodic yet shouty chorus.

Fundamentally, their sound is still the same garage punk style that defined that album, but they’ve recruited an army of horns, strings, flutes, and vocalists (including Ben Hopkins’ mother, operatic soprano Chris Hopkins) to enhance that sound. And they utilize those new elements expertly, crafting the music to convey both directly and subtly the emotions that complement each song’s lyrical themes.

PWR BTTM’s second album, Pageant, out Friday, May 12, arrives after a debut record, Ugly Cherries, that grew in tiny Brooklyn clubs like Silent Barn and Shea Stadium and broke into the mainstream, elbowing its way onto 2015 best-of lists of national critics. The band name, PWR BTTM - power bottom - comes from gay slang, meaning a reins-taking, enthusiastic sexual partner on the receiving end of the experience.

No amount of perma-teenage angst can dim PWR BTTM’s light, and by owning the hard work it takes to love yourself and others, particularly as a queer person, they celebrate the beauty and value of our lives.