Guitars, Drums, Tones, and Saxophones

The Riot Before - Rebellion

The Riot Before are, if you don’t know, an awesome punk band from Richmond, VA, who impressed me and many others with their full-length Fists Buried in Pockets. Now, they’re back with a new record on the increasingly-impressive Paper + Plastick. And it definitely is an improvement on their already excellent style.

First, I have to give props to P+P and the band for an awesome package. The vinyl record comes in a really gorgeous gatefold, with awesome artwork and design. And it comes with a CD copy, which is useful to throw in the car. Being a vinyl nerd who also needs practical ways of listening to my music, I appreciate this.

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The Riot Before - Fists Buried in Pockets

The Riot Before are a folk-/country-tinged punk band from Richmond, VA. Pretty much anyone who’s into punk will note that there are a whole lot of notable bands from that fair city, among them Avail, Strike Anywhere, GWAR, Municipal Waste, Landmines, Cloak/Dagger, etc. So, coming from such a rich musical base, the Riot Before stand to either be really awesome, or pale in comparison to their Virginian brethren.

I’m happy to say it’s the former.

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