Golden Mixtape

Halloween is coming up and I actually tried to plan a group costume, but it’s hard for a fat girl to find a flattering dress on top of one that’s baby blue. That color seems to have peaked in 1999. So I had to give up the idea of being one of the Powerpuff Girls, and just go through pictures of other people who were able to pull off a collaboration. Now I don’t know if Seaway and Safe To Say have any plans to team up for Halloween (do they do that in Canada?), but I do know that they worked well enough together to go in halfsies on Split, a Pop Punk record that’s heavier at the start and eases up towards the end.

Seaway’s brand of Pop Punk is more aggressive than their Split partners, Safe To Say. Each track is quick and to the point and doesn’t lay down any type of bullshit when it comes to being upset. That’s the case with “Homewrecker,” a track that could help ease a broken heart. But it’s “Middle Finger” that’s got the golden ticket. The best lyrical “fuck you” comes with the line “every time we fucked I wasn’t thinking of you.”

Safe To Say had more of a soft center to their music. “Wished You The Worst” is only 35 seconds long, but it was long enough for me to say that musically, both bands are on the same page, but there’s a more youthful sound in Safe To Say’s music. They’re like a little brother to Seaway. When it came to “Entirely” and “Dead Birds” there was no clear winner in my books. Both are easy on the ears and have killer choruses that make you want to spend the day doing nothing but listen to them on repeat. While that’s not productive, it sure beats working, right?

There are so many bands that fall under the Pop Punk umbrella, and Seaway and Safe To Say are two of them who have teamed up for a record that’s sure to be a good addition to anyone who already has Forever Came Calling and To Tell The Tale. Split is out now on Mutant League Records, so get it and enjoy.