Senior Discount – The Best Revenge (2018)

Senior Discount is a punk rock band from Rhode Island, USA.  They have recently been signed to Paper + Plastik Records, and their new album, The Best Revenge, is to be released on July 13th (in other words, today!).  They will also be playing at Van’s Warped Tour on July 15th.

The album begins with the track ‘A Fist Full Of Discount’ which starts with a great bass and drum beat.  The guitar kicks in with a very catchy heavy rock song.  There are no vocals in this one, but it is still an amazing piece of music.  ‘Never Say Forever’ starts with electric guitar and vocals, then an awesome bass riff kicks in; it sounds like a break-up song as if someone really hurt him.  It’s very heavy and catchy, though.

‘Cindy’ has brilliant guitar riffs at the start, and the vocals are amazing.  The lyrics are about a relationship that is not meant to be.  It’s a bad relationship he is glad didn’t work out, but she wants him; however, he is more interested in dating loads of women.  ‘Smile’ is another song that sounds a lot like The Offspring.  It’s very catchy and has some very explicit lyrics.  It has awesome vocal work throughout the song.

The track ‘Nothing’s Left’ starts with a symbol count in, the vocals begin and are amazing again.  It’s a bit like screamo in some parts, quite heavy and very catchy.  Overall, it’s a very good song.  ‘Ataxia’ is very heavy and has screamo vocals, which are amazing.  The lyrics are hilarious, and the vocalist shows a lot of anger in this song.  It is extremely catchy and funny, so you might find yourself playing it again and again.  

‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ is a cover of Cindy Lauper’s 80’s classic.  It’s a great cover, very catchy, fun and is beautifully sung with brilliant guitar work, amazing drums, and bass.  ‘Three Little Birds’ is another cover song, but a cover of Bob Marley, and it’s an amazing rock cover of it.  It will definitely lift your mood when you’ve had a hard day.  It has an amazing guitar solo, and the vocals are outstanding too.

‘Afterlife’ is a great song; it has amazing vocals and lyrics, brilliant guitar work, and is very addictive.  The track ‘Explode Rhode Island’ starts with amazing bass guitar and electric guitar riffs, then drums kick in, and it gets very heavy and captivating.  It’s beautifully sung, and the lyrics are very good.

‘I’m Crazy (Live And Revived)’ – the song starts with guitar riffs, then the vocals kick in.  Senior Discount is fantastic live, the lyrics are hilarious, and the vocals are amazing.  This song sounds a lot like The Offspring, and is about his friends thinking he’s crazy, which by what this song is saying could be true!  It’s a really good song to cheer yourself up with.  ‘Afterlife (acoustic)’ is a slower acoustic track.  The guitar work and vocals are amazing, and the lyrics are haunting; but, that’s not a bad thing at all.  It’s an amazing song.

So, my conclusion?  The album The Best Revenge is out on July 13th, and if you aren’t crazy (or even if you are), you’ll definitely check it out.