Prision Postumo: Amor, Salud, y Dinero 12″

Description

Prision Postumo is back with their first LP! Pulling heavy influences from the ROCK SUBTERRANEO scene in Peru, the ROCK RADIKAL80’s Spain sound, mixed in with classic fun punk such as THE DICKIES or THE ADICTS. Lots of mixed emotions stemmed from being part the Southern California working class culture. Ltd to 300.

Our take: We carried a demo 7 from LAs Prision Postumo a while back, but Amor, Salud, y Dinero is their first proper release. While Prision Postumo is a punk bandand a raw and scrappy one at thatthis record defies a lot of the hardcore / DIY scenes conventional logic. Prision Postumo is melodic, their singer doesnt shout, scream, or growl, and the record is quite long (the 30-minute run time feels epic when 45 RPM 12s have become the norm). The thing is, though, these choices sound refreshing. Its great to hear a band that has the energy level of a hardcore band, but doesnt sound so grim and desperate. While my Spanish isnt good enough to know much about what Prision Postumo is singing about, theres a sense of joy in their music that reminds me of the Dickies or the Adicts, two bands cited as influences in the labels description. Im going to go out on a limb and say that Amor, Salud, y Dinero also reminds me of Rancids Lets Go, which was similarly jam-packed with anthems and had every reason to feel monotonous but didnt. I dont think my description here articulates whats special about this record, but I think it is special, and from the chatter Ive seen online, Im not the only one.