Berliner Pilsner
Snap!!, 2023
10/10
The Vancouver songwriter CC Voltage turned an ignored submission to a songwriting competition for a German beer into this formal release, where the anthemic pop ideas and gritty garage rock of these 2 tunes just might remind you of Cheap Trick, The MC5 or Bad Nerves.
The title track gets the listen off to an energetic start, where Voltage’s melodic singing and precise bass are complemented by Jason Solyom’s thumping drums and swirling guitars from Rich Jones and Jay Millette for the driving garage rock fun.
“Bummer Party” makes up the other half of the listen, and welcomes Marcel LaFleur on guitar alongside Graham Tuson’s well timed backing vocals for the punk spirited blast of power and melody.
Voltage has an excellent resume that includes playing for The Spitfires, Dsynea Boys and Autogramm, plus others, and these 2 excellent tracks mesh punk rock, garage-rock and power-pop into a formula that just begs for an LP.
Travels well with: Autogramm- What R U Waiting 4?; Night Court- Nervous Birds Too