Accelerators debut album out now
Oh, man, I totally slept on this. The Accelerators‘ debut full-length came out last month on Stardumb, and I totally flaked on getting it. Now, granted, the label is based out of Rotterdam, so it’s not like your average record store is going to carrying their releases. Although, really - they should. Some of the best pop-punk in the world - kind of like a Dutch version of Lookout! before they went downhill.
The Accelerators’ve got that Ramones look that every good pop-punk act seems to sport: leather jackets, jeans, Converse, and with that Joe Queer twist of a ball cap - they are carrying that pop-punk banner and flying it high.
Anyhow, the Accelerators’ My Baby Is An Undertaker that came out on Squinty Joe is one of my favorite 7″s of the past few years, and I probably overplayed the songs of it in the weeks after it showed up. All the songs are snotty, awesome, and “1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4″ pogo crazy. The full-length also features “The Rain,” which was the jam from the 7″.
So, I will be dropping large amounts of money on music from overseas, it seems. On the bright side, Stardumb has a lot of other really great releases (Groovie Ghoulies, the Apers), and when the mail comes, it’ll have a postmark from the Netherlands, which is kind of a bonus, if you think about it.
In the words of Lavar Burton, you don’t have to take my word for it. Here are some reviews:
* Punk Rock Reviews
* Asice