• Facts
      • Band: The Undeclinables
      • Album: The Undeclinables
      • Running time: 41:40 [12 tracks]
      • Genre: Punkrock
      • Label: Unsigned
      • Official website: Undeclinables
      • The Bullet Rating:8/10
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    • Tracklist
      • Burning Fast
      • Another Questionmark
      • Teenage Tears
      • Leads To More
      • Cross The Line
      • Centre Of The Middle
      • Ease My Mind
      • Guess Who Blames The Fool
      • Overrated
      • Emerge And See
      • Cry For Them
      • Complicated
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    • Rating
      • 10 - Head banging rock
      • 8 - Rock N Roll
      • 6 - Wobble
      • 4 - Sway
      • 2 - Seaside rock

Album review: The Undeclinables - The Undeclinables

There once was a little girl named Imre. She was always listening to the radio and watching MTV, daydreaming about how great it must be to watch these bands play live. She went to her first live show when she was 14, and was hooked instantly. Though the second show was over a year from the first, it was the start of a never ending fascination for live music. One of the bands Imre saw in those first years was Dog Eat Dog in 1996. Their support act was Dutch punkrock band Undeclinable Ambuscade. Imre and her friend were instant fans and whenever the UA would play in their part of the Netherlands, they were there. But times changed, little girls grew up and moved away to go to college, and for a while there was little time to go to gigs. When Imre re-discovered her passion for live music, the Undeclinable Ambuscade had disappeared. Or so she thought…

Nowadays they’re called The Undeclinables, and a frontman change brought a lot of new motivation to the band. Seven years after their previous release, they finished the album they had been working on for ages and are slowly starting to get back on the road. Meanwhile, Imre started a webzine called The Bullet Music Reviews, so when she heard of this long awaited release, she contacted the band to ask for a copy to review.

The album starts in true Undeclinables style: fast! The first song is appropriately called Burning Fast. People that already know this band will immediately notice the resemblance in the voices of singer Erik and former frontman Jasper. Was this a conscious choice, or a coincidence? It definitely works. Another Question Mark is a little more catchy, yet still fast. Again the style this band is known for. Most catchy is Leads To More, it’s ‘Hey now, wait a minute!’ it’s a guaranteed sing-along at shows. Favourite tracks of this album have to be Overrated and Cry For Them. Punkrock as it’s supposed to be.

This album shows a more mature band, music wise. The lyrics are still sarcastic and tongue-in-cheek, though some have a serious undertone. The Undeclinables have always been good at confusing lines like: ‘In the centre of the middle you always see a little too much of nothing at all’. In the 90’s, The Undeclinables have released albums on the famous punk-label Epitaph. This new album is self released.

Verdict: The Undeclinables are back, Imre is a happy girl. The end.
Imre