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The Concrete Boys - "Boing"

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Photo by The Company Film The press release for the latest single from The Concrete Boys refers to "Boing" as "baby shark for meth heads," and we can't exactly argue that point. The Denmark metapunk band (that includes three members of Powersolo) might have one of the catchiest songs on their hands with this one. There is kind of a children's song element to the track, especially with the repeated chorus of "Boing, boing, boing, boing, boing" repeated many times. This one is a ridiculous amount of fun by design. Even before the lyrics kick in, the guitars are going to have you completely sucked in with how catchy they are. "Boing" is a surprising winner of a song that is guaranteed to be crammed into your skull for at least a week. You can listen to "Boing" below. Everything's Better Than You is due out April 18 on Crunchy Frog, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp . For more on The Concrete Boys, check out the ba...

The Concrete Boys - "Uh Huh Yeah"

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Photo by The Company Film According to their press release, Denmark's The Concrete Boys are "... an offbeat project made up of madness, depravity and rock-like music." Their latest single, "Uh Huh Yeah," is a bizarre but instantly gripping song that has few lyrics other than the song's title repeated. It's just a fun song that combines garage punk and psychedelia with some late 90's artists that combined dance music with rock. I'm getting some odd Dandy Warhols vibes from "Uh Huh Yeah," especially from Dandys Rule OK. The other band that "Uh Huh Yeah" reminds me of is PowerSolo, which makes sense since it turns out that three members of The Concrete Boys are also in that band. To make the song even more appealing, it's introduced by German wrestling commentator Carsten Schaefer. This is as much fun as a song can possibly get. You can watch the video for "Uh Huh Yeah" below. Everything's Better Than You is due...