{"id":3695,"date":"2020-06-15T19:57:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T18:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=3695"},"modified":"2020-06-15T19:57:40","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T18:57:40","slug":"territories-give-us-six-of-the-best-on-excellent-new-10-inch-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=3695","title":{"rendered":"Territories give us six of the best on excellent new 10-inch EP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EP REVIEW: Territories \u2013 When The Day Is Done (Pirates Press Records)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Territories are a Canadian band who I confess I hadn’t heard of until I was sent their self-titled debut album to review a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was their first record, and to say I was blown away by it was an understatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Territories were formed in Calgary in 2015 by four long-time friends who had previously been in Canadian punk scene stalwarts Knucklehead, who’d split a couple of years earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their quality control must be phenomenal, because these guys \u2013 Kyle Hegel on guitar and vocals, Jimmy James on guitar, Matt Young on bass, Eric Jablonski on drums \u2013 have never released a bad song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This 10in EP, which follows hot on the heels of a split 7in with The Vicious Cycles<\/strong><\/a> (reviewed here<\/strong><\/a>) rounds up three previously released tracks and adds three new ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has more hooks than a pier full of fishermen, and if you like bands like Social Distortion and The Menzingers, I reckon you’ll love this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strangely, the band they remind me of most is The Clash, as they sound nothing like them, but they seem to have the same sort of gang mentality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They make melodic punk rock played with plenty of heart and lots of soul, and I really hope they make it to the UK one day, as I bet they’re great live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EP opens with one of the new songs, Second Son<\/strong>, a fast-paced number which whets the appetite nicely for the mid-paced Defender<\/strong>, which was released as part of a double-A-side 7in reviewed here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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