Fuzzy pop-punk youth

EP 2 offers a quick 5 track glimpse into the lo-fi, melodic pop-punk world full of potential for the One2s. “Cryer‰” is skuzzy, anthemic guitar track that is very angsty and shouty, whereas the drowsy, dreamy closer “Blank Stare‰” builds up into very clear guitar euphoria. “Pop The Ripper‰” is the standout song that combines a pop-ish drum bounciness with lyrics like “Our society is overlooked, overworked and underpaid.‰Û

On EP 2 the One2s seem to find the happy medium between being very home-grown while at the same time having great hooks. They‰’re the songs that could play at the end of your late 90s-early 2000s teen movie as you hop into your beaten up car after graduation and drive toward your new alternative lifestyle, free of suburbia. Self described as “bringing the immediacy of punk, the melodies of britpop and the depth of shoegaze under one roof,‰” the One 2s surprisingly aren‰’t lying as many bands do in their manifestos of alleged genre defiance, and truly have an album that‰’s original enough to be worth listening to.

RIYL: Disweather, The Amount of Light We Give Off, Sinezamia

Recommended Tracks: 3, 4, 5