Friday Freebie: Sunshine State - The Mess
In a rare event, we have a second free release to bring you this week! Gainesville, FL's Sunshine State are somewhat of a local supergroup with its members having spent time in Against Me!, Whiskey & Co, J. Page, and The Scaries. They've released their second album, The Mess , for free on their Bandcamp. At times, The Mess comes almost too close to pop punk or emo, but it never quite crosses that line. Sure, this is a pop punk album, but it's undeniably charming and catchy, so even the biggest music snob of us can still get sucked in and end up loving this album. The band says of the new album: "Finally, 3 or so years later...after a self-imploding record label, getting jerked around(for 2+ years) by a separate garbage fire of a record label, and lots of beers / late nights... we're releasing our 2nd album, The Mess. Given the current circumstances in the world, we've decided to just give it away for free with the hope that maybe it will brighte...