REVIEW - PUNCHING NAMARD "Demo" (2014)

Punching Namard "Demo"
Release date: 25 December 2014
Running time: 15:16, 5 tracks

Even if the amount of bands is not as big as in Indonesia, the Brazilian Celtic punk scene is growing very fast. Lugh delivered one of the best albums of 2014 and Punching Namard have recently released a kick-ass demo.

Punching Namard, our Band of January 2015, have recorded five brilliant tracks showcasing their Celtic punk rock pedigree. If Lugh sing in Brazilian Portuguese and their sound has a Brazilian twist, Punching Namard have decided to sing in English and follow a more international approach.

The first song is titled “Punching Namard” too and it’s a fast-paced mandolin-driven catchy number that you’ll love straightaway.

The next number, “Up and Down” is Celtic punk at its best. Thiago played fiddle on the first track, but he plays tin whistle on this. And there is a fantastic electric guitar work too

“It Was not What I Mean” is my fave: the mandolin and the lively tin whistle make this song a cross between The Tossers and Bastards on Parade.

Punching Namard visit the Dreadnoughts polka territory on “Home”, a song on which accordion and mandolin can be heard.

Finally, “Find a Way” is an excellent ballad in the early Flogging Molly vein.

Punching Namard have bet on their own material and that’s what I expect from new bands. Hats-off guys! I feel that this recording will be at the top of my list of the Best EPs of 2015. I’m looking forward to listening to their debut album.

Tracklist:

1 - Punching Namard 1:50
2 - Up and Down 2:57
3 - It Was not What I Meant 2:51
4 - Home 3:15
5 - Find a Way 4:21


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Review by Kinksmarkham