Review: Black Tie Bombers - Eternal Happiness And Good Health

Posted on 16 December 2007 | 1 Comment

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Punk

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When I made one of my resolutions for 2007 to “get back to my punk roots” I didn’t think that I’d find so much good new punk and pop-punk being released this year. One such record is Eternal Happiness And Good Health from Cincinnati’s Black Tie Bombers. Their music is fast, catchy, and full of all the “na na na’s” and “woah oh’s” that you could just about ever need. It is damn near impossible for me not to like this sort of stuff. The record is packed with short songs with interesting structures that come at you in rapid-fire succession without ever (as some pop-punk does) getting monotonous. The thing that really sets Black Tie Bombers apart though is the vocals. With three distinct vocalists channeling everyone from Latterman, Kid Dynamite, Roger from LTJ, and even the goofy looking singer of Fall Out Boy, the band ends up sounding like the bastard child of NOFX, Dillinger Four, and all the other bands I mentioned. It is too bad (however) that the Black Tie bombers broke up earlier in 2007. But their record is good and out now on Pinky Ring Records. Hopefully I dropped enough names for you to take a listen to this.