V/A - BYO Split Series Volume IV: Bouncing Souls / Anti-Flag

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Bouncing Souls
1. Punks in Vegas
2. No Security
3. Thats Youth
4. Bryans Layment
5. We're Coming Back
6. Less Than Free
Anti-Flag
7. America Got it Right
8. Smash it to Pieces
9. No Borders, No Nations
10. Gifts from America: with love, the u.s.a
11. the freaks, nerds, and romantics
12. ever fallen in love

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Here we are yet again with the next split in the long running series that Better Youth Organization continues to capitalize by grabbing some of the best punk bands out there and getting them together. This time around we have the Bouncing Souls and Anti-Flag. An odd mix? to say the least, but when it's all said and done it comes out beautifully.

Each band contributes six songs to this compilation, unlike the previous NOFX/Rancid split they don't play all of each others' songs but they do manage to play one of them. Bouncing Souls continue in their tradition of creating some of the most feel good punk music I've heard. I've seen them live twice now and I have to say it was probably one of the most enjoyable shows I've been to. Everyone just yells the words and jumps around. With their true to the scene sound as well as their catchy hooks their tracks in my opinion are the better half.

Anti-Flag deliver what they're all so well known for, some down to earth straight to the heart political lyrics with their sound that should be almost tradmarked by now. The gritty punk rock they deliver make any fans of Anti-Flag happy.

Nothing overly special, there's new Bouncing Souls songs though, I'm sure that will make you happy and vice versa, there's new Anti-Flag songs. Be sure to pick up this soon to be classic.

--Aaron

Last updated: 09/29/2009 09:01PM

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