In my mind, Seattle’s Shook Ones have always been the world’s greatest Kid Dynamite tribute band despite playing (to my knowledge, at least) zero Kid Dynamite songs, but with their new album The Unquotable A.M.H. the band has moved past that despite their singer still being a dead ringer for Jason Shevchuk. Yeah, Shook Ones still play fast and melodic hardcore-influenced pop-punk with more than enough hooks and breakdowns to easily satisfy the toughest critics, but this time around it’s a wee bit slower, the songs are longer, and there’s a bit more melody. There is (however) no shortage of fuckin’ awesome. I liked their last album Facetious Folly Feat a bunch, but this is better. The Unquotable A.M.H. isn’t groundbreaking, but it it really couldn’t be much more fun and fist-pumpingly enjoyable than it is. Besides, who doesn’t love “woah oh’s?” Get it NOW! from the ridiculously good Paper & Plastick label.
MP3 | Shook Ones – They’re Very ‘Yes’ The Unquotable A.M.H.
MP3 | Shook Ones – For Collards The Unquotable A.M.H.
While they haven’t done any Kid Dynamite covers, they’ve certainly covered Lifetime in their very early days. But then again, who hasn’t covered Lifetime?