Birmingham based Guerrilla Monsoon offer melodic punk with complimentary surf-pop to boot. ‘December’ takes the listener from the immediately gripping gruff opening to the melody driven summery vibes and the Californian-esque vocals.
Far from the dual vocal system that you might associate with the more commercial side of pop-punk, Guerrilla Monsoon manage to underpin their melody with a genuine edge. It stays between typical pigeon-holes, never falling too far into a classification.
‘December’ is taken from Guerrilla Monsoon’s forthcoming split with New York based Gameday Regulars, scheduled for release on the 4th August via Paper + Plastic Records and All In Vinyl. It marks the first release for Gameday Regulars since 2013’s ‘Nobody Likes A Quitter’, and the debut release by Guerrilla Monsoon.
“It feels like Spring in December”, they sing. With tracks like this, it could be summer all year round.
With a planned tour alongside Gameday Regulars in 2015, Guerrilla Monsoon are almost constantly on the road.
JULY
10 STOKE The Minister*
11 BIRMINGHAM Adam & Eve*
18 CHELTENHAM/BRISTOL Grump Whiskers*
19 LONDON TBC*
20 SWANSEA TBC*
AUGUST
01 LONDON The Montague Arms
03 NOTTINGHAM The Chamelian Arts Café
04 LEEDS Santiago’s
05 BIRMINGHAM Scruffy Murphys
07 SWANSEA Mozart
08 BRISTOL The Hatchet
09 TBC
SEPTEMBER
13 MANCHESTER Wahl Bar**
15 LEEDS Santiago**
16 NOTTINGHAM JT Soar**
17 BIRMINGHAM Scruffy Murphy’s**
27 MANCHESTER Star & Garter***
* w/ Amistad
** w/ Signals Midwest
***w/ Masked Intruder