Fast and furious and fueled by being fed up with what is currently happening in our country, Parts Per Million has arisen from hibernation refreshed, re-energized, and ready to fight as evidenced by their brand new trio of singles that make up the Red, White, and Blue EP. You can listen in pieces, listen as as a whole but please GAHD just LISTEN.
Like PPM’s The Cycle on amphetamines, Red, White, and Blue is a visceral ride that condenses the Parts Per Million experience into its’ purest form: raw, unfiltered emotion! And we’re all the better for it (Especially if you’re as pissed off at all parts of the establishment and needed a soundtrack).
Barely ten minutes but filled with so much to go back and reflect on beginning with “Blue” which is just nasty as Vocalist/Guitarist Paul McSweeney rages against the machine flipping between a scream and these sweet smooth passages with drummer Brad Griffen and bassist Alex Marks bringing the thunder and barely letting up during the spoken word breakdown featuring Dvstin Black(Fathom Farewell, Vantablack).
Need a slight break from the Heavy Metal bullet train? Well, “White” is for you with more textured, layered moments that take their time yet are still stunningly bombastic with the dichotomy of McSweeney’s croon and crushing scream coming in hot and heavy. Then you get “Red” that’s like the culmination of the two previous tracks, sharing a more intricate/intertwined stage but unrelenting and vicious at the same time with Alice In Chains-like vocal harmonies, some headbanging harmonizing as we’re harangued one last time, and a little fun “Gasolina” nod in there for all you crossover Daddy Yankee/Parts Per Million fans (Or for us Fenway Park frequenters).
Of the ADD generation? Can’t be bothered to listen to three separate tracks? Well, Parts Per Million’s got you covered AGAIN with “redwhiteblue” which is all the tracks smooshed together as one almost 10-minute long opus (Which is the same, as say, listening to the tracks in a row separately).
Red, White, and Blue is out NOW! Find your favorite version by heading here, here or to the stream below. For more from Parts Per Million, including all the info on where to catch them live, hit the trail of socials when you click here or here.