This breezy ska-pop song manages to look more punk than it is, simply by using a grainy black and white filter. There's not much else to it, but it's worth mentioning (if you didn't already know) that Armstrong is formerly of the punk band Rancid - who were big in the mid-90's - and counted The Clash as a major influence. You can sort of see that same influence here, but mostly in the visuals.
Sweetnam is a Canadian artist who was nominated for a Juno Award in 2006 ("Tangled Up in Me"), and describes her next album as "Nine Inch Nails meets Britney Spears." Umm.
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4 comments:
1) Tim is not "formerly" singer of Rancid, rather still
2) rancid "WAS" not big deal in the 90s, still is
3) The song is great
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whoever wrote this clearly has no knowledge of punk. tim armstrong is a punk legend! you also forgot to mention his other bands - operation ivy and the transplants (with Travis Barker from Blink 182)
tim armstrong-my guru!
tim armstrong is my guru!
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