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Sep 26, 2016Although coming quickly off the back of their debut might give people a cause for concern, the conviction with which it’s delivered should put to bed any negative preconceptions. An absolutely vital record.
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Sep 19, 2016This is earnest, albeit loud, songwriting. And that sincerity carries this these (already great) songs further than you'd expect.
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Sep 19, 2016It’s this fusion of generations that partly makes Loud Bash such a fresh and exciting record. There’s plenty of Replacements hero worship going on with the loud, tumbling arrangements and sweeping vocal hooks, but that’s what being a teenager is all about.
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Sep 26, 2016A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings, like all Beach Slang releases, is made for the purpose of inclusivity. James Alex may be forty-two but Beach Slang, in sound and energy, remains ageless.
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Sep 23, 2016Self-aware but undaunted, every moment sees the band pushing at the walls, daring to take it bigger, promising to make it more open.
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Kerrang!Sep 22, 2016Surging with reckless punk spirit and swooning romanticism, there's no fear of Beach Slang losing momentum after break-up rumours earlier this year. You might consider the album title ironic since the trio are far on the other side of 19, but perhaps that's its beauty. [24 Sep 2016, p.52]
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Sep 22, 2016By grounding their idealism in simple, anthemic rock and a vague mythology, they’ve created an angsty, mutable codex of sorts, an inclusive machine by which to punch all the hearts.
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Sep 22, 2016[The songs] are anthemic and wild, a joyful rawness underpinned by frontman James Alex’s scratchy growl, which sounds as if it’s being transmitted from a concrete submarine base.
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Sep 22, 2016Beach Slang’s second full-length does a stellar job of building on frontman James Alex’s knack for storytelling.
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Sep 21, 2016Beach Slang are doing this as much for us as for themselves, and if you're down with them, it's hard not to feel awesome listening to this album.
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Sep 21, 2016A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings might not be an earth-shattering departure from last year's full-length debut The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us, but it's a loud and beautifully fun ode to young outsiders falling in love, getting fucked up and revelling in their weirdness--and that's advice as good as any.
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Sep 21, 2016Alex has the energy and ability to pull off lines like being an atom bomb and lifesaving music with a directness that carries impact.
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Sep 23, 2016He [frontman James Alex] retains a sincere and lasting understanding of the frustrations of the young outcast, and works that angst into tracks.
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Sep 23, 2016Beach Slang's over-the-top, music-as-cure-all formula is delivered with such heartfelt sincerity that even the most stubborn folks must feel the need to jump around.
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Sep 19, 2016The songs are still smart, fun, heartfelt, melodic punk shout-a-longs about, well, teenage feelings of loneliness, alienation, and rebellion sung by former Weston guitarist James Alex. [Aug-Sep 2016, p.70]
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Sep 26, 2016It works best as group therapy, a 30-minute reprieve from the pervasive judgment of adulthood.
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Sep 21, 2016While some of the lyrics may be a little too on the nose for some, regardless of age ("This crummy town is filled with wild boredom"), there is no age limit on angst or catharsis.
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Sep 19, 2016The production is raw enough for the guitar chords to slash and burn, yet clean enough for the words that are so integral to this band’s attack, to be understood and felt. Like the music of the Replacements, the melodies creep up on you and by the second time through, each one has a chorus that’s tough and memorable.
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Nov 3, 2016If BS's LP titles sound so corny they're painful, Alex's POV remains imminently relatable.