An old-skool skate punk album that promises a bright future for these guys.
So, I was scrolling through Instagram the other day, aimlessly and gormless, when I came across this gnarly little hardcore band from Barcelona named Nuraghe. They had a fair few posts of some steezy looking artwork that was promoting their new debut album they’ve recently dropped, Ubuntu. Naturally, I was intrigued by the initial colourful-punk aesthetic they were giving off, so I gave them a search on Spotify. I was delightfully surprised!
With their tracks currently clocking in at less than 1000 listens, these diamonds in the rough are really picking up on an almost forgotten skate-punk sound of hardcore instrumentals with harmonious melodies (without any over-production or fancy affects), really reflecting the underground punk scene of Barcelona. I mean it’s no surprise you have a sound like this coming from one of the worlds most beloved skate cities.
The album opens with the explosive track ‘You Are the Runaway’, instantly throwing you back to the old skool Californian-punk sound of Blink-182 and NOFX. As soon as I heard this track I had the sudden urge to crack open a beer, play an old Tony Hawk game and shred a half-pipe as a robot-alien (instead I opted to listen to the rest of the album and shred later).
As the album continues, we get even more playground-esque melodies with a hardcore deliverance. The playful yet intense sound is consistent throughout the album, with the shit-hot guitar licks of ‘Trending Topic’, right through to the boisterous tongue-in-cheek nature of ‘MILF’. These boys haven’t just written some satisfyingly simple (yet ambitiously quick) skate-punk tunes. They’ve also latched on to an attitude of not taking themselves too seriously whilst also delivering an aggressive image.
True punk.
Keep your earholes open for these guys in the future. Because once the local skaters of Barcelona get a-hold of this album. These tracks will be featuring on the next series of ‘King of The Road’ in no time. I’m genuinely excited to hear what these guys will be doing in the future.
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