There is a jagged and frantic pulse coming out of Cornwall right now but nothing hits with the same high-octane precision as Kerosene Cocktail on their blistering new single Polaroids. It sounds like the moment when a basement show spills out into the street and the air smells like ocean salt and cheap beer because these musicians have managed to bottle that lightning. While many bands try to replicate the Pop-punk boom of the early millennium they often fall into the trap of mere imitation but this quartet injects a level of urgency that feels distinctly of the now.
If you aren’t already blasting this in your car with the windows down then you are doing it wrong because this is exactly the kind of record that makes you want to drive too fast and remember why you fell in love with loud guitars in the first place. Kerosene Cocktail arrives with a perfect slice of nostalgic fire and I am convinced that they are about to become your new favorite obsession. It is a bold statement of intent from a band that refuses to be ignored.
