BlueDive - Bittersweet EP

One thing that I would hope people of all political stripes would realize is the unfair impact that the shutdown has had on young people the world over. And I'm (minorly) comforted to know that at least a few of said young people are speaking out.

 

I was lucky to get an advance copy of the California trio pop-punk band BlueDive and their debut EP titled "Bittersweet."  The opening song "2020" is a youth-double-fisted-middle-finger to establishment control, which makes me really happy. "Andie" is a lovely torch-song, much in the vein of Blink 182, "Hurt Me" is raucous and energetic. Finally, "Peaches and Cream" with its beautiful jazz-guitar inspired is hypnotic. These guys are young but their talent proves that musicians of just about any age are capable of contributing something extremely worthwhile.