If It's Too Loud...

Boston's The Jacklights are quickly becoming one of our favorite pop punk artists out there, and their new EP helps solidify that. It certainly doesn't hurt that two of the four songs have a Halloween theme to them. The previously heard "Final Girl" takes the horror movie trope of a final girl to survive the slasher at the end of the film into a love song, and "Haunted," which is a fast and furious melodic punk song. It's much more Bad Religion-esque than pop punk, and is just a solid punk song. A song like "Past Tense" reminds me of all those 90's bands that worshipped the Ramones, or a more punk version of Letters to Cleo. "Anniversary" is more of a 90's style power pop song with a ton of fuzz on the guitars and punk breakdowns. You can listen to "Haunted" below. Final Girl  is available now via Bandcamp . For more on The Jacklights, check them out on Facebook and Instagram . Final Girl by The Jacklights

Photo by DWJ Creative The Jacklights are one of our favorite pop punk bands out of Boston, which is saying quite a lot. Their latest single is their most fun yet, and hits a few personal sweet spots for me. "Final Girl" is a love song inspired by the horror movie trope of the final girl who survives the slasher at the end of the movie. It has fuzzed out guitars straight out of the 90's, but singer/guitarist/songwriter Nilagia McCoy is crooning her vocals straight out of the 50's. It's a collection of sounds that mesh perfectly together despite the mish mash of time periods. "Final Girl" is a fun song that is going to be impossible to not become enamored with. Nilagia McCoy says of her band's new single: “The forthcoming EP is about major life changes and heartbreak, couched in some horror-influenced metaphor. The title track, ‘Final Girl’ is about those times in your life when you’re not sure how you’re going to make it, when life feels daunting or e...