Bulls and Roosters, the latest offering from Californian lo-fi gang together PANGEA, showcases yet another leap in the band’s musical output since their formation back in 2011. The Burger Records brats of yesteryear have come a long way since their debut.
While opener Sippy Cup dips into a familiar adolescent narrative, they take a much more reflective approach this time around, showcasing the band’s juvenile existence while acknowledging the rest of the world is growing up around them. While The Cold struts into a jangly, toe-tapping foray that moves into Growlers-esque territory, it’s Kenmore Ave. that highlights the evolution of the band, offering 2.45 mins of contemplative, multi-layered garage punk.
Money On It showcases the band’s progression and mature outlook, taking a jangly, surf-rock avenue when detailing the ebbs and flows of a broken relationship. Better Find Out charges hard into rabid garage-punk reminiscent of the band’s early releases, while tracks like Peach Mirror, Gold Moon and Friend of Nothing sways blissfully into guitar-driven pop inflected melodies, before Southern Comfort slams back into dancey pop-punk.While many tracks on the record maintain the youthful innocence and garage-punk crass of their previous releases, Bulls and Roosters marks another clear evolution in together PANGEA’s musical development.
