The Bronx - Bronx VI

Gatefold LP on "orange crush" vinyl

LA-based rockers The Bronx return for their sixth studio album

Bronx VI builds on the legacy The Bronx has established in its near two-decade existence, but which definitely proves the door to what's next has not just been kicked down, but chopped up and burned to a cinder. Yes, the first four tracks — "White Shadow," "Superbloom," "Watering The Well" and "Curb Feelers" — bristles with the wild and untamed energy that's defined the band from the off, but then — all of a sudden, as "Peace Pipe" kicks in — the pace and mood shifts to something a little less aggressive. Elsewhere, "Mexican Summer" and its (relatively) chilled-out mariachi vibes serve as an homage to the band's alter-ego, Mariachi El Bronx (and was written while that incarnation of the band was on tour), while fatalistic closer "Participation Trophy" masks the Caughthran's existential dread behind searing riffs and a catchy, defiant and exuberant melody.

"The feelings I got when writing for this sixth record is the same type of feeling I got writing "Heart Attack American." It all comes from the same place and it's all still 100% genuine and real. Believe me — I'm still feeling the raw emotion that I felt when this band first started. That's just who I am, that's who we are as people. You can't fake stuff like that when it comes to music or art. You have to stay connected. You've just got to be real." — Matt Caughthran, vocalist.

Bronx VI was produced by Joe Baressi (Melvins, Tool, Bad Religion).

 

Side A

1. White Shadow

2. Superbloom

3. Watering The Well

4. Curb Feelers

5. Peace Pipe

6. High Five

Side B

1. Mexican Summer

2. New Lows

3. Breaking News

4. Jack of All Trades

5. Participation Trophy

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