FOR FANS OF: Panic! At The Disco, Mayday Parade, Fall Out Boy
Quick and Painless are a modern rock band from Madison, Wisconsin, and today, they've released a single called "Pretty Poison." Quick and Painless consist of Everett Hwang Karlen (lead vocals, lead guitar), Ryan Badger (keyboards, rhythm guitar, vocals), Gray Frandy (bass), and Max Beardsley (drums, production). Quick and Painless' sound is self-described as "...a blend of post-punk revival, pop-punk, and garage rock," and to me, it's just brilliant.
"Pretty Poison" tells the story of a manipulative relationship, as lead singer Everett Hwang Karlen comes to realize his innocence and recognize the trauma he's sustained from the relationship. It was self-written and self-produced, in true DIY-style. "Pretty Poison" channels early Arctic Monkeys, the first song that comes to mind is AM's "Brianstorm," and early 2000's pop punk bands. It's catchy, it's addictive, it's a mosh-pit ready song.
"Pretty Poison" is fantastic - I've been missing rock music that sounded like this, it's nostalgic and fresh in an time where edgy lyrics & biting guitar riffs have been gone for too long. Quick and Painless have what emo punk rock bands like Panic! At The Disco and Fall At Boy had at the start of their career, but better. Quick and Painless are among the many young bands that are bringing rock back to meaning guitars and meaningful, real lyrics - and I'm 100% here for it.
Quick and Painless strive to share their life experiences with the world in an attempt to "...open up productive conversations on mental health and growing up as a young adult," and that's just what they've done with this single. They plan to continue to do so with their upcoming EP, Living/Loving The Lie, which is set to come out on March 26th, 2021. It'll have a limited CD run and you can pre-order it here.
Tracklist for Living/Loving The Lie
1) Pretty Poison
2) Apologies
3) Message Of A Teenage Martyr
4) Conformity Culture
5) Broken (CD exclusive)
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