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The Empty Page – “Cock of the Fifth Year”

February 25, 2024

Manchester based alt-punk band The Empty Page just hit us with their new single “Cock of the Fifth Year,” a fat punk cut filled with piss and swagger. The new song slaps the double standards and hypocrisies served up by the patriarchy and posits you to think about the everyday threat of violence and who unjustly bears the societal burden. Thick rock chords punctuate stanzas of hollered proclamations that are delivered with teeth-gnashing determination and shouted to reach the back of every barroom. As each verse takes aim at the archetypal toxic male, the song builds a tension with every instrumental pause and ambiance. That tension releases with a snarling scream as the spring-loaded guitar deployed in the verses steps off the cliff it has been stepping towards and releases a canyon, filling wail the whirls and unwinds with thrashing violence. Fans of Black Country New Road, IDLES, and Pissed[...]

The Empty Page – “Level Sedentary” (and B-Side Dry Ice)

March 6, 2023

Manchester-based band, The Empty Page, brings a punk-tinged ode to depression and executive disfunction on their single “Level Sedentary.” Taking cues from 90’s Sonic Youth, Pavement, and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the meandering guitars and singer Kel’s voice feature prominently. Citing such depressive luminaries: “I’m Vonnegut/ I’m Plath/ I’m Proust/ I’m Bonnie Grape/ I’m Charlie Brown/Sometimes I wanna sleep forever…” toward the end of “Sedentary” really cemented my opinion on the wit of Kel’s lyrical composition. While “Level Sedentary” gradually warms up your ear drums and drags you to the couch for a chill day, the B-Side “Dry Ice” comes out kicking with thumping bass and drums. While initially a shock heel turn, you’ll soon find yourself matching Empty Page’s energy and bopping along to this masterclass in indie pop punk. If indie bands were stocks and I were Jim Cramer I would be yelling “STRONG BUY” with spittle flying[...]