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Turn Up the Punk, We'll Be Singing

Latterman

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Album Review

In 2006 D.I.Y. punk rockers Latterman finally re-released their impassioned debut, Turn Up the Punk, We'll Be Singing, which was out of print since its original release in 2002. Post-hardcore and pop-punk sensibilities combine with hoarse vocals for ten songs of self-empowerment, friendship, and positivism. The band spends the entire album (including the liner notes) expanding on community-oriented sentiments asserted in the lead track, always bringing the fight back home to the change individuals can bring about locally with friends and within themselves. "The Biggest Sausage Party Ever" addresses the lack of females in the male-dominated punk/hardcore scene, while "Rebellion vs. the Alarm Clock" goes out to all the aging rockers jaded by their daily grind. Energetic and prime for live singalongs, there's no denying Latterman's youthful sincerity, even if the guys are past their teenage years. One soon gets the feeling that the group would love to be singing in crowded basements of their peers forever. Though some of the songs begin to slightly run into one another by the end, Latterman's D.I.Y. attitude, earnest lyrics, and driving rhythms still manage to combine into a refreshing album that more debuts should take their cues from.

Customer Reviews

Great album

Haha how could someone write cartel is better. THis is one of the best punk albums to come out in a few years.

i liked it

latterman is a great band there older cd is alswome too

Critical Praise for Turn Up The Punk

"You probably haven't heard of Latterman yet, but in an ideal world, they'd be as big as their peers in Against Me! or Dillinger Four. Combining socially conscious, ready-for-a-sing-along lyrics with straight-ahead 4/4 punk rock, the band are guaranteed to put a smile on the face of even the most jaded street-punker. This remastered version of the band's 2002 debut, Turn Up The Punk, We'll Be Singing, sounds more vital than 99 percent of the punk records that cracked the Billboard Top 200 this past year." - Alternative Press "Latterman is probably the most jubilant political band in America. They've got poppy snarl like Dillinger 4 mixed with passion and conviction like Against Me!, and a healthy doses of Hot Water Music and Get Up Kids thrown in for good measure. The result is catchy and fun without ever being preachy. Great big sing-a-longs about riding bikes and hanging out with friends transition seamlessly into rallies against homophobia, racism, sexism and patriarchy. I caught them live at Gilman, and their show is an amazing mix of energy and smiles. Turn Up The Punk is actually a reissue of their debut CD. Deep Elm decided the world should hear the debut that started it all. Highly recommended." - Amp "If only every punk rock record could sound this electrifying. Overflowing with passion and fire, Latterman's debut, Turn Up The Punk, We'll Be Singing, is a fiery experience that should not be passed up. One word sums up Latterman: passionate. The enthusiasm and love of playing is felt wholeheartedly throughout Turn Up the Punk, and this genuine delivery helps create one powerful record. Simultaneously shouted, throaty vocals, upbeat melodic punk-rock with that sharp bass up front and songs that contain enough punch and drive to rekindle that initial excitement of discovering punk for the first time, this record gets the heart racing fast. Turn Up The Punk is one of those fun records that you'll find yourself shouting with nonstop. Along with releasing one of the strongest punk releases of the year (No Matter Where We Go..!), Deep Elm has done an amazing job of documenting and keeping alive a record that would have otherwise gone completely forgotten. Turn up the punk!" - Fake Train "Deep Elm is re-releasing the first Latterman disc after the great success of No Matter Where We Go..!, and I can honestly say that Turn Up The Punk, We'll Be Singing is even better. This four piece plays the best power punk rock filled with catchy anthems, hooks, great guitar riffs and singalong choruses. The music is a cross between post hardcore (like Hot Water Music) and punk (like Against Me!). It's truly beautiful and inspiring, and songs such as He's a Good Sposato are totally fun, rocking and enjoyable. Latterman is totally awesome and original, and with two new discs out in a single year, this Long Island band is surely the biggest break-through artist of 2005." - Truepunk "Latterman is by far one of the most powerful, underground punk acts out there. When I heard their newest release No Matter Where We Go..!, I thought I'd seen all this band could offer. Then, my good friends at Deep Elm decided to re-issue their debut, Turn Up The Punk, We'll Be Singing. Latterman has a knack for creating some of the most inventive punk rock on the planet and keeping it entirely real and about the music. It's bands like this that deserve the most praise and adoration, for they are solely in it for the music and meeting friends along the way. What a piece of modern art this is. Truly a punk rock gem." - Review4u

Biography

Formed: 2001 in Long Island, NY

Genre: Alternative

Years Active: '00s

Long Island pop-punk/post-hardcore hybridists Latterman first got together around 2001, and Turn Up the Punk, We'll Be Singing was self-released by the band a year later. After a hiatus of a year or so Phil Douglas (guitar/vocals), Matt Cannino (bass/vocals), Mike Campbell (guitar), and Pat Schramm (drums) reconvened around new songs they'd written. They signed to North Carolina indie Deep Elm, who released the band's second effort, No Matter Where We Go, in August 2005. (The label also reissued...
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