Pump5 – Make Me (2023)
With a hard rock intensity and punk ferocity, American rock band Pump5 has been pumping out a scorching brand of rock to astound, intoxicate and entrance listeners. Dubbed “one of the hardest working independent rock bands” in Southern California, the veteran artists have made a name for themselves with confident performances, blasting melodies and that overall “damn, that’s awesome” feeling. From Sinusoidal Music to HEAVY Magazine, Punk Head, Thoughts Words Actions, Music For All and Plastic Magazine, Pump5 is making waves on the blogosphere reaching millions of listeners across the globe. Come with us as we delve into their critically acclaimed discography.
Making a massive comeback to pop culture, Pump5 bring the sounds of 90s rock to modern-day audiences. With their most recent album Paradise Place, the lads can have you pumping your fist in the air, stomping in a mosh pit and loving every second of it. Produced by Dennis Hill and mixed by Mike Troolines, Paradise Place presents a sophisticated elegance but retains the raw aggression of Pump5 – and this is clearly seen (or rather heard) in the track ‘Make Me’.
Tipping their hat to the iconic artists Sum 41, Green Day and Simple Plan, ‘Make Me’ is a scorching pop-rock bubble filled with striking pop-punk insanity. Following ‘Hello’ as the second track on Paradise Place, ‘Make Me’ is a just-under-three-minutes blast of heart-thumping rock-inspired music. The pounding drums match sizzling guitars streaming into your ear and rattling about your brain in a swirl of madness. Interestingly while Drew Cates’ bass, Andre Bonter’s drums and Alex Kane’s guitars come together in a melodic whole, they each demand attention within the arrangement; but, as I said, the chaos comes together as a united melody in the end.
The melody is enough to have you twirling about in a giddy sense of “oh my word” but it is frontman Steven Barnett’s vocals that kick up the nostalgic flair. Brash and blunt with rich warmth, Barnett oscillates from dark grittiness to light bliss in ‘Make Me’. A hard kickback to the 90s, Pump5 prove the days of soaring guitar solos and boisterous vocals are not yet dead.
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