There is something to be said about the determination and drive that comes with releasing your own record – without the support, either to mentor the band in the decision process or to have financial injections from a label that, in the very least, allow the bands to focus on the music rather then how they are going to eat lunch.

 

One genre familiar with such a situation is punk – the bedrock to the genre’s growth is of taking on a DIY attitude – that way we can ensure no fat-cat has his hand in your blue-collar pockets and fantasies of socialism come to play where they play for the music only, man. Here on my desk is such an endeavor from California’s Fentruck, who like their punk-grandfathers released an album by themselves but have added a more pop-punk feel – there is very little grit on this record, it is polished with fantastic production and stick to the formula of pop-punk and include great vocal melodies and clean guitar work.

 

Fentruck are one of the few – finding a good pop-punk band these days is getting harder and harder, no doubt. It’s no surprise that Fentruck hail from modern punk’s epicenter, California. These guys have had their whole lives to steep in the influence in some of the greatest melodic-punk bands, well, ever – and it shows.

 

If you have the hankering for a quality pop-punk outfit that does not disappoint, and could really use your support, it will do no harm to check these fellas out.

 

They are also looking for votes to get onto the Warped Tour bill, so help them.

 

http://warpedtour.battleofthebands.com/Funtruck

 

http://www.myspace.com/fentruck