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| Absolutepunk |
 After traveling the road for months following the release of Sherman, Texas’ Kid Liberty’s debut EP, their hardcore influenced pop-punk sound was picked up by Bullet Tooth records. Now only a year later, Kid Liberty use their extensive travels and adventures to drive their debut full length Fight With Your Fists. Rapid, fuming, and energetic, this record will surely draw comparisons to similar acts such as Four Year Strong and Set Your Goals. Taking hints from all the right places, Kid Liberty intertwine each aspect of their genre into one cohesive whole. The poppy upbeat anthems work (the sing-along “Keep On Pushin’” and reflective “The Situation”). Conversely, the heavier tracks also pack a punch, sure to incite mosh pits at shows throughout the year – title track “Fight With Your Fists” and raucous “That’s What She Said” come to mind. With the former bringing the punches and the latter being the most addictive hit on FWYF, these heavier tracks blend in wonderfully with Kid Liberty’s sound. However, opener “The Winds Of War” drags on, albeit setting up the album well. Thankfully, the following “I’m Right Here” picks Fight With Your Fists up at the perfect time, driven by guitarists Ben Wesson and Chase Woods. The pounding “Telephone Toughguy” continues to exemplify the musicianship of the members while demonstrating that vocalist Trey Sexton can scream his lungs out without missing a beat. Drummer Andy Rodesney is showcased on “Coolguy Deluxe!” and throughout the nostalgic “I’m Not A Person Anymore…I’m A Turtle.”...full text |
| Sputnikmusic |
| Pop-punk seems to be an increasingly broad genre these days, encompassing everything from pristinely-produced scene giants like All Time Low and Forever the Sickest Kids to Latterman-esque bands like Spraynard and Get Bent and mosh-centric pit heroes like Set Your Goals and Four Year Strong. Texas pop-punkers Kid Liberty fit firmly in the latter category, combining equal parts Set Your Goals and Daggermouth with more than their fair share of breakdowns. The band is certainly capable: vocalist Trey Sexton provides standard pop-punk singing without much whine and plenty of strong hardcore yells and even some screaming. The dual guitarists put forth good riffs and even some solos, but are marred by an overabundance of chug. The drumming is fairly standard with a lot of double bass. As one might expect, the bass remains pretty far back in the mix and generally follows the bass drum, except for the occasional spotlight (the intro to “I’m Not a Person Anymore . . .,” the breakdown in “I’m Right Here”). Their debut LP, Fight with Your Fists, doesn’t come swinging out of the gate as its name suggests. The pseudo-epic intro “The Winds of War” begins with a sample of Ennio Morricone’s “Ecstasy of Gold” before going into a guitar solo and some yelling that ends in a digitalized finish. The first problem with this record presents itself as this tune winds down: there is almost too much going on; Kid Liberty is trying to work with many influences and the result is a mixed bag. The first real song, “I’m Right Here,” works as a statement of intent but is much the same: a standard pop-punk tune with a huge breakdown on its tail-end, with a digital effect thrown in. The songs stay varied and certainly keep the listener hooked, but, again, tend to suffer from an overabundance of tricks and gimmicks. “Keep on Pushin’” is upbeat and catchy a la The Wonder Years and ends with soft strings before going into a series of harder songs that bring down the first half of the record. The title track and “Telephone Toughguy” are full of brodowns, with the latter possessing this lovely lyrical nugget “I know jealousy’s a bitch/but so are you.” The lyrics rarely go beyond relatable, hitting the standard teenage bases of heartbreak, solidarity, growing up, et cetera. “Coolguy Deluxe!” has gang vocals, synth in its first breakdown, a danceable beat, and a huge roar in its final moments – almost too many ear-catching ploys for one song....full text |
| Punkmusic |
| In the world of pop punk and hardcore, it’s rare to find a band that just cuts through the clutter of all the mediocre music to become something that’s fun, interesting and worthy of repeated listenings. On Fight With Your Fists, Dallas outfit Kid Liberty do exactly that, but not by doing anything new. Instead they take a lot of stuff that has all been done before and mix it together just right, and perform it just perfectly enough that they’ve reached the perfect combination of hardcore, pop punk and a just a little bit of metal riffage. Musically, there are elements of Four Year Strong, New Found Glory, Sum 41, and even some Less Than Jake, but really not enough of any of those to solidly say they sound like any of those bands. The songs are all over the place in the combinations they use, but it’s always the right amount to vary up the record, keeping it fun and never tiresome. On songs like “The Situation,” they do perfect pop punk (and we’re not talking about little girl pop punk – this is punk fit for a pit with a pop hook and some uplifting chorus), and then they occasionally foray directly into serious hardcore, as is the case with “Telephone Toughguy,” but even then they wear their brutality with a bit of poppy punch. And while those are fun and done right, the best are the bounce back and forth songs, like “I’m Not a Person Anymore… I’m A Turtle,” “I’m Right Here,” and “Twelve More Days” with reeling melodies and sections that punch you in the gut. It’s the sort of band that exudes so much energy that you’d have just as much fun in their pits as you would alongside them, pumping your fist and singing along. The album, the band, and their sound is probably summed up in one outwardly blatant statement on the bad’s title track, when frontman Trey Sexton bellows: Alright, here’s what we’re gonna do. We’re gonna put all the bullsh*t drama aside, and from this day forward, we’re gonna do one thing, and one thing only – Keep it Fu**ing real! Then they drop into a serious fistpumping hardcore riff that bleeds into a spinning pop punk reel, and then back again. It sounds so natural that you realize the band is doing it because it comes naturally – keeping it real – and that too many bands looking to simply be marketable just can’t grab hold of this perfect formula that’s is Fight With Your Fists....full text |
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