Thursday, July 6, 2017

Problem Child

Modern Dumbass cassette
and a picture Tea took at their last show

Problem Child were a fuzzy punk band from Miami
They took the band as a joke apparently
but sounded better than any joke i could tell
The first time i saw them the vocalist played in their underwear
tore up a rose
smashed a bunch of glass
and had better stage presence than anyone i had ever seen
they were being what every edgy subversive loser thinks they are
when they act stupid
only it worked

I only saw them one other time
it was their last show
to which the whole band was relieved
i think they felt a joke got taken seriously
and that made it all unfunny
and unfun
the vocalist untied my shoes during the set
and still killed it

i'm a loser for saying it
but i think they're the closest to nirvana i'm going to see
just the lack of caring about what goes on
was cool
sounded incredible too
weird guitar riffs and catchy bass
and some drums
and the yelled vocals

i didn't know what the lyrics were until i went home and read everything on their bandcamp
good shit
makes me want to write things differently

sometimes it does hurt to try