Album Reviews

After vocalist/guitarist Justin Goldman traded Philadelphia in for Florida, he hooked up with three other dudes in order to start How Dare You. One of them is drummer Zach Swain who you might still remember from As Friends Rust. They recently released their debut full-length “Comfort Road”, which is out now on Fail Safe Records.

They excel at playing a gritty kind of poppunk with gruff vocals that works well for them. It’s nothing you haven’t already heard before, but they do a solid job nonetheless with songs like “Beacon St.” or “Eat At Charlie’s”. Even though it’s poppunk, it comes with plenty of bite and the choruses offer loads of singalong moments.

Comparisons with As Friends Rust are of course easy, but at the same time not that far fetched. Hot Water Music is another name that comes to mind with that typical Gainesville bark. I love both of those bands so you do the math!