Dublin-based band Ginola have just released their first double-A side single You Never Met Someone Like Me on the indie label Quarter Inch Collective. The single is Ginola’s first solo release after their inclusion on the Collective’s Quompilation LP released last December. The LP featured a stomping, punk cover of Rihanna’s Rudeboy by Ginola and You Never Met Someone Like Me follows on in a similar musical vein. The track Dark and Handsome opens the single and it doesn’t stay long, timing in at just over a minute and a half. It’s a brash, loud, chugging but decidedly confident opener. It only fits in one chorus, that shouts out the title of the CD “You never met someone like me”. The second track Tell You A Lie opens with a profoundly punk, hopping bassline and battering drums. The verses stop and start, increasing the tension into the choruses. The chorus harks back to the legendary chanting lines of punk legends past as the band scream “When will you realize?” over thundering drums and screeching guitars. All in all, the single is the embodiement of the term ‘short and sweet’. There are timing problems here and there, especially with the kick drum, but that adds to the charm.
As a taster of the talents of Ginola the single works perfectly. It combines their influences and musicianship in an extremely natural manner. Things bode well for this hardcore outfit. Download the single for free at their Bandcamp page or via quarterinchcollective.com
Published on Drop-D.ie, March 28th, 2011
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