 
Over the years so many good bands have emerged
from South Wales and taken the alternative music
scene by storm, some of these bands have enjoyed
major success and others have been in the spot
light for a number of years before going back
hiding under the rock they came from or sadly
calling it a day and it seems that Bridgend’s
pop-punk rockers Manhatten Coast are the next
band from South Wales out chasing success and
if their forthcoming third EP ‘This One’s
For You’ is anything to go by then they
certainly might get what they have set out to
achieve.
The first thing that will strike you about ‘This
One’s For You’ will be the epic artwork
which will instantly remind you of Indiana Jones
from the mine cart to the bands logo being done
in the Indiana Jones logo colours and then as
soon as you press the play button you will quickly
be drawn in by the bands fast paced infectious
anthems.
The double whammy of ‘War On The Weekend’
and ‘Monsoon Season In Machine City’
will have you bopping along as the band energetically
execute these pop-punk anthems with a slight rocky
twist as the riffs get slightly heavier than your
average pop-punk band in places whilst front man
Nick Lane’s vocals also have a rugged edge
in places.
The EP title track ‘This One’s For
You’ shows a softer side of the band as
they sing about people having their 15 minutes
of fame; Adam Jones is on top form here as his
baselines shine throughout as well as his backing
vocals working ever so well alongside the lead
vocals of Nick Lane and the random short burst
of heavy riffage and loud vocals are a welcome
addition at the 2minute 20second mark.
‘Dreams Are For The Dreamers’ opens
with some tasty riffs and repetitive backing chants
of “hey, hey, hey, hey” and as the
song progresses it features a few unexpected changes
in direction as the band clearly show off their
maturity and ability to write a song that is not
predictable from the start.
The best song has clearly been left for the end
as the EP closes with the riff-tastic ‘Carpe
Diem’ a song which features the band going
all out creating as much noise as possible in
a much heavier and forceful way with massive chant-a-long
backing vocals towards the middle of the song
which is Cleary going to see Manhattan Coast have
a lot of crowd participation at future shows.
‘This One’s For You’ is due
for release on the 17th February and it coincides
right with the bands tour of the UK so go out
and support the UK’s pop/punk scene and
pick up a copy of ‘This One’s For
You’ where I challenge you to listen to
the EP without humming, singing, bopping or tapping
along as I swear it is pretty damn difficult.
4/5
Review by Trigger
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