Ronker - Fear Is a Funny Thing, Now Smile Like a Big Boy [Jewelcase]

Labelman

£10.80

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: LM130CD
Barcode: 5430002862835
Release Date: 10 May 2024
Genre: Punk/Hardcore

 The new Ronker album, ‘Fear Is A Funny Thing Now Smile Like A Big Boy’, is not only an ode to celebrating naivety; the album is deliberately kept unpolished and playful. It’s a kind of DUPLO-metal, opting for simplicity and a broad colour palette. It’s a tribute to the edge-walkers within society.
 While Ronker’s anger was initially internal, it is now more extraverted and outspoken. Self-hatred had given way to the fear of growing up. Throughout the album, the band shifts the narrative and mocks the need for rat racing and conformity in beige tones.
 On this debut album, the band sound hungry, nervous, and indulges in its bipolar nature: the carelessness of post-punk and the concrete character of 1990s alternative metal both contribute equally to their DNA. In their concoction where bits of hardcore blend with noise, indie, prog and punk. No house is sacred anymore.
 What the press had to say about first single, ‘Slow Murder’: “Ronker shows no mercy and forges the most ruthless riffs to lash our ears.” - Dansende Beren; “Ronker grabs you by the throat from the get-go with psychotic guitars, freaked-out drumming and demonic vocals. They waste no time, they commit slow murder in exactly 131 seconds.” - Turn Up The Volume; “Heavy, chaotic, brutal… Those are the words that come to mind when listening to ‘Slow Murder’.” - BrothersInRaw; “The perfect appetizer for the upcoming album.” - Rock Tribune

Tracklisting
Professional Facebreaker
Kennedy
Slow Murder
Fear :)
Denderslijk
Boys In The Elevator
HIIT
Black Toast
Wallswallswalls
Hools
Ballad Of The Big Boys