May 29 2008

Title Fight – Kingston 7″

Category: Music In My Ears — dryvetyme @ 10:14

Title Fight
Kingston 7”
Attic Records; 2008

The beauty behind great punk music is that it’s this unbelievably striking combination of ferocity and brevity. Chugging guitars, double-time drums, and unrelenting, in-your-face vocals come together to create the ultimate sonic short story. So, while Title Fight isn’t really doing anything new with the release of their Kingston 7”, it is fun and immediately listenable. “Memorial Field” serves as the lead track and sets off the classic theme of painful young love that thematically connects the three songs. “Loud and Clear” finds our singer mulling over what went wrong between him and the object of his affection, calling out his frustrations at the top of his lungs. It’s only on “Youreyeah” that the singer realizes that there is no need to pine away endlessly over an unrequited love, even as much as it might hurt. Fusing all of this together is a heady brew of punk rock that calls to mind Avail, Fifteen, and MxPx, leaving the listener wanting to hear much more than this sample has to offer. Gimme more!

One Response to “Title Fight – Kingston 7″”

  1. Dryvetyme Onlyne » Title Fight – The Last Thing You Forget 7″ says:
    July 31st, 2009 at 11:46
    [...] When I reviewed the Kingston 7” from Title Fight last year, I found myself enjoying the raucous brand of classic pop-punk these Pennsylvania kids had created. I loved the heart and energy with which the guys sang their tales of woebegone love. But when the three tracks of The Last Thing You Forgot 7” assaulted my ears earlier this week, it was immediately apparent that these boys had grown into men. The zippy double-time skate punk pacing is still present (for the most part), but the band has willingly embraced key elements of old-school punk and post-hardcore into the mix. [...]

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