“While my guitar gently beeps” by SpunDay is a powerful and unapologetic attack on the music industry establishment. The track takes aim at the industry’s preference for rehashing, and their absolute risk averse attitude towards innovation, uniqueness, and anything outside of the establishment norms. The lyrics are biting and the guitar work is raw and aggressive, perfectly capturing the frustration and disappointment that many feel with the state of the industry. The song is a welcome change of pace from the more mainstream and safe sounds that dominate the industry. Blending moments of pure melodic bliss with a more abrasive shock and awe sections, the delicious piece of punk rock is hardcore and soothing interchangeably at times. It’s decisively weird, thoroughly unique, and constantly breaking. The interlude in the video with the auction section and the subsequent instrumental onslaught of guitars and drums hits you like a truck. Frenetic and unhinged, it’s punk rock at its purest while being radically innovative within the realm of the genre itself.
SpunDay, from Tonypandy, have only released one album, “Shock Wave Gang Bang,” but the band’s unique sound, influenced by Melt Banana and their vivid imagination, sets them apart from the rest. The band is a breath of fresh air, and a must-listen for fans of punk and alternative music.