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ALBUM REVIEW: Gimp Fist – Unification <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

(Breakout Promotions\/Sunny Bastards)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

County Durham streetpunks Gimp Fist are one of my very favourite bands, and they seem to have a hit a rich vein of inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They wrote not one but two new albums during the lockdown of 2020\/2021, but rather than sit on one for a couple of years, they’ve released both in the space of three months!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First the Bishop Auckland trio gave us Isolation <\/em>(reviewed here<\/a><\/strong>), and now we have Unification<\/em>, another set of anthemic stompers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CD was launched recently at Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, though there’s no release date yet for the vinyl version due to pressing plant delays.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Gimp Fist on stage at this year’s Rebellion Festival in Blackpool. Pic: Gary Welford.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

If Isolation <\/em>was an album which expressed their frustration at being locked away, Unification <\/em>is largely a celebration of things getting back to normal, and making positive changes to your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the 15 songs here come in at under the three-minute mark, and that’s the case with opener Bent Out Of Shape<\/em>, probably the angriest track, calling out people who believe everything they read, whether it’s left wing or right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay True<\/em> is about being yourself and not wishing you were someone else, while Flesh & Blood<\/em> reminds us that we’re all the same, and that money can’t buy real happiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victory<\/em>, one of the standout tracks, is about the small wins in life being the most worthwhile, while attention seekers are the target of Nobody\u2018s Listening<\/em>, another highlight.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Gimp Fist singer Jonny Robson at the recent Rebellion Festival in Blackpool. Pic: Gary Welford.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Heart & Soul<\/em> sounds like a close relative of Skinhead Heart<\/em>, one of my favourite songs on Isolation<\/em>, about how rock ‘n’ roll is something you experience from within, not something you feel by getting the right haircut or tattoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music being like a religion is the subject of Saving Grace<\/em> – something many people will identify with after two years of lockdown and not being able to go to gigs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s a rare excursion into ska on Face Up<\/em>, about taking responsibility for your own actions, while Never See You Again<\/em> is an upbeat number about removing poisonous people from your life.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Gimp Fist bassist Chris Wright at the recent Rebellion Festival in Blackpool. Pic: Gary Welford.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Keyboard warriors are the target of Jonny’s ire on Beat It Kid<\/em>, while Without You<\/em> is quite the opposite – almost a love letter to the punks and skins who have supported Gimp Fist since they began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prisoners Of Hope<\/em> is about the life choices we make, and hoping they are the right ones, while These Boots<\/em>, powered by a great bobbling bassline, is about perseverance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the two albums released by Gimp Fist this year I prefer Isolation<\/em>, by a whisker, but this is another fine release by a band who never seem to write a bad song. 8\/10.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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