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EP REVIEW: "grow up. give up. let go." by Bukowski

 
This is a great little EP from Bukowski (fronted by the bass player of Between You & Me, I believe) which shows promise without reinventing the wheel. I love emo, and while there is the occasional complete slide into generic pop punk, there's a big enough splash of emo in Bukowski's pop-punk sound to keep me interested for the most part. They have a keen sense of melody that is this EP's biggest strength, and paired with a solid vocal performance the hooks land for the most part. An entire album would definitely get boring without any variation, but a tight 13 minute EP works really well in this case. It's a lot of fun and well put together but might well fade into the over-crowded scene over time.

   Favourite Songs: Twothousandseven and Brood

    Least Favourite Song: You're probably gonna hate this

   Rating: B-

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