I’m A Gun/Bad Boy
Slope, 2018
8/10
The Phoenix rockers The Blankz give us a pair of their infectious and punk filled tunes on this 3rd of nine 7” records they will record before assembling them all onto an LP compilation.
Side A brings us the percussively strong and highly melodic “I’m A Gun”, which comes with an instant sing-along quality where synth stabs make it even more memorable in its bouncy, pogo friendly spirit that’s on par with legends like Ramones or The Spits.
The flip side, “Bad Boy”, makes a dent, too, with some pleasant New Wave moments amid the tuneful pop-punk meets garage rock that’s still got plenty of attitude in its precise execution.
Though they formed in 2017, The Blankz wasted no time with several releases in 2018, including the excellent Getting Over You. It appears things have quieted down a bit for them in the last year, however, with songwriting talent like this present, it’s likely new music is right around the corner, or at least let’s hope so.
Travels well with: The Prozacs- Ambivalence; Suede Razors- Razor Stomp