Older generations have always claimed that fashions come back around, whether the scooter, the yo-yo, or denim. The same could be said for music. Music that was once a hit a few decades ago comes back around and finds a new audience. Spiritual Cramp and their latest offering RUDE is somehow new but also wouldn’t seem out of place in the mid-00s.
For those unfamiliar with Spiritual Cramp, in a nutshell, they’re an indie punk band, but to dig in a little deeper, they’re a band that manages to pull influences from several decades of punk, whether it’s punk from the 1970s/80s, dance punk from the mid-00s, and modern San Francisco indie punk. It’s an eclectic mix of influences that all coherently intertwine to create something that’s equal parts nostalgic but also fitting perfectly within today’s modern world.
Read the full review over on Out of Rage.