THE YOUTHS

Another burning Latino punk band lighting up M-80 dreams of freedom under the numbskulls of complacent and frightened masses. The Youths sound like youths everywhere. Sick of playing the games that prepare them for an adulthood of diminishing returns and wanting more than choices of self-destruction in a society that moves towards global destruction. "Decontrol" uses the great 50s rock n' roll/70s glam technique of handclaps to accent the drugged apathy of their peers in mid tempo 70s/80s punk motorik. "Zombie Youth" speeds up a tad as the existential blues increase to George Romero levels. "The Walls" acts as the sonic battering ram against psychological /emotional walls that we build up as we socially get torn down. The Youths aim at the space behind the mental and physical walls they need to break in front of them and deliver 5 high thrills/low frills numbers in a style Roberto Duran or Muhammed Ali would appreciate.

 

REVIEWS:
So Portugal may be the poorest country in Western Europe, punk rock wise they are turning out to be rich rich rich and this awesome young band from Lisbon has a whole lot of punk rock talent /moolah stuffed down their tight black jeans. From the outset, they have the energy, hand claps, and distorted vocals that makes for a guaranteed raised arm salute. Classic 77 garage, mixed with a bit of Detroit and a whole lot of punk whoopness. Look out for their new 7 inch on Criminal IQ soon. People are going to be talking about it
Tim Scott http://www.screamingbloodymess.com/
Whats a Yoot? Come on, did you think I could let this review go by without that line from "My Cousin Vinny"? This Portuguese band proclaim that in the opening song, chanting We're the Youths repeatedly and it does sound like yoot. I'll stop being a wise-ass now because this a damn good demo. Jabbing 77 meets garage punk with a clean guitar sound and snotty cheap-mike vocals. "Decontrol" has some nifty hand-claps, as well. Theres also a bit of an artsy element without being pretentious about it. Such a basic approach and it fucking works.
Al Quint - MaximumRocknRoll ..278 / Suburban Voice
The Youths kick ass! They are the lost children in the family of great punk coming from our Swedish friends like The Vicious and other Wasted Youth stuff. Totally rockin, snotty and heartening! They even throw in hand claps here and there. I am in love.
MaximumRocknRoll 278