Album Review: Maypine – “In The Back Of My Mind” (Disconnect Disconnect Records)
There’s nothing inherently bad about Maypine’s new EP In The Back Of My Mind or any real fault
to be found throughout its five tracks. This UK product plays pop-punk and they
do it pretty well. The problem is, that can be said about a lot of other bands
as well. Openers “A Little Sooner” and “North South Divide” radiate sunny vibes
with bouncy cadences and energetic rhythms, calling to mind Warped Tour parking
lots and the summer nights driving with the windows down, “Inside Out” provides
a highlight thanks to a killer breakdown, acoustic tear-jerker “Never Far
Apart” is an instant standout with a Dashboard Confessional-meets-Brand New
aesthetic and In The Back Of My Mind
ends with another accessible pop-punk anthem in “Day After Day.” Don’t expect a
reinvention of the wheel on In The Back
Of My Mind, but its quality pop-punk nonetheless.
Go Download: “Inside Out”
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