Album Review: Destroy Orbison – Liquid Courage

Destroy Orbison are a four piece Texan punk band who’s debut album, Liquid Courage, was released last year, and now it has finally received a physical release as it has now been re-issued on a limited edition cassette via Suck It! Records, as well as still being available digitally via Bandcamp. Destroy Orbison are reportedly building up towards releasing some new material via Out Loud Records, so it would seem that there’s never been a better time to introduce yourself to this quartet of drunken upstarts from the lone star state.

The Failure provides the first dose of Liquid Courage, and it’s a welcome shot of intense skate punk that is followed up with the title track that delivers another round, and we all know that after the second round no one’s leaving the bar early and Shitty Times is dedicated to avoiding work the day after the night before. Every track is written about what Destroy Orbison know and all ten tracks are delivered with a hedonistic enthusiasm that you can’t help but warm to. This may be an album that sounds rough round the edges, but on a release such as Liquid Courage this approach just adds to the album’s charm.

Destroy Orbison have delivered ten tracks of grass roots DIY frantic punk rock that are done and dusted in a shade over twenty minutes, and you can’t help feeling that with Liquid Courage the band have created the natural counterpart to Pkew Pkew Pkew‘s debut album, as both are dedicated to the simple pleasure of getting drunk, very drunk, straight edge they certainly aren’t. Liquid Courage is ten rounds of beer fuelled punk rock that is delivered with a distinctly live feel that captures the chaotic feel of the band perfectly, and after experiencing Liquid Courage I’m looking forward to hearing what they’re serving up next.

Liquid Courage can be ordered digitally and on cassette via Suck It! Records here