BOOT - Varning Demo
BOOT (or B.O.O.T. ?) is a bit of an Ottawa supergroup. Ska Jeff (needs no introduction) joins Will from GERM ATTAK (and countless other bands) to provide the rhythm section. The guitarist Greg was also in a local-secret screamo band in Montreal in the 2010s called KALE (it was better than you're thinking).
Normally I wouldn't be that excited about another band influenced by the current Oi!/skinhead trend, especially with a name like BOOT. But... BOOT is good! There are the simple guitar melodies but there is an extra cold dreariness to the songs. It works out well when take a former introspective screamo guitarist and put him in suspenders and boots! The lyrics actually have something interesting to say, and the vocals are catchy without being too corny (I'll forgive "if the boot fits"). I liked this a lot more than I expected to and I hope they'll get to play out more in Canada + beyond.
Listen to the non-varning version of the demo on their bandcamp: https://bootonourthroat.bandcamp.com/album/demo
Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 19, 2022