Abi Ooze: Forestdale Sessions cassette

Description

RA#3 Hot Basement Rock outta NWI – Abi has a sick style its not garage rock its genuine PUNK check your fkn mullet and sunglasses at the door dumbass. 5 quick Joan Jett/Ramones style pogo punker hits + 1 ballad + 1 stellar Shangri Las cover. Youre gonna wanna wear a leather jacket.

All songs written and recorded by Abi Ooze in 2022. All instruments by Abi except Guitar solo on Cry Alone by Sam + Drums on Straight n Narrow and all instruments on Run + Hide by Mat. Mastered by Andy Peterson.

Our take: Abi Ooze has been kicking around for a while, releasing a handful of tapes and one very limited 7 that is already going for big bucks on Discogs, but this is the first time I have had the pleasure of writing about her music for Sorry State. To put it succinctly, I am blown away! Forestdale Sessions is a total scorcher, one of the best poppy punk records Ive heard in ages. It starts off with my favorite track, Cry Alone, which is a master class in pop-inflected punk songwriting. The chorus hook is massive, reminding me of glammy 70s classics like Nikki & the Corvettes, but its barreling energy and big lead guitar hooks are pure punk. Its a brilliant song any way you slice it. Its far from the only one, though, as the rest of Forestdale Sessions proves Abi is no one-trick pony. Run + Hide and Russian Bomb have some of the gooey doo-wop vibes of early Misfits or Protex, while Splice is a more reserved punker that dials back the hooks in favor of a Spits-esque cool. And then theres the other standout, Untitled, which is a total departure, with both Abis soaring vocal and the songs hiccuping rhythm sounding like the Breeders (one of my all-time favorite bands). Get this tape! It fucking rules! And while youre at it, someone put it on vinyl!