The A.K.A.s (Are Everywhere!) have hit the punk nail on the head with their latest endeavor Everybody Make Some Noise!  One thing is for sure, it is hard to sit still while listening to this record!  The A.K.A.s do a fantastic job of combining gritty punk vocals with their blend of synth-driven harmonies hinting that the material on Everybody is exactly what punk should be; a free form.  If it feels right, do it!

The album opens with “This is the Way We Move,” a dance-inspired raw punk song, but clean enough to hook people in.  As Everybody continues through track twelve, it just keeps getting better.  Whether it’s the catchy “Dead Flowers Forever,” a song about “surviving urban sprawl in a bankrupt culture,” or the speaking out toward social vogues and commercialism on “Everything is a Commercial,” a song on which Dead Kennedys lead man Jello Biafra opens with a carnival-like spoken word introduction. 

Everybody Make Some Noise! definitely pays homage to old-school punk acts like The Sex Pistols and The Clash, yet has a modern-day edge that makes the A.K.A.s seriously relevant.  If this doesn’t get you moving, check your pulse because something is wrong. 

Suggested Listening: “Knives on 45’s,” “Everything is a Commercial” and “In Case I Die Tonight”