Aimless Again – “2020 Future Punks”
Aimless Again is a Punk/Alternative band out of Long Island. The band formed back in 2007, when the guys were in 7th grade. It is comprised of Jake Ferring (lead vocals/guitar), Anthony Denapoli (bass/vocals) and Seany Juevos (drums). They started out recording “shitty basement tracks” and since then, have released four albums, “Bill!” (2011), “The North Shore Demo” (2013), “Live in Patchogue” (2016) and their newest release, “2020 Future Punks” (2018). The new album is a fast paced, hard-hitting, classic Punk album. Many bands now label themselves Punk, but lack the authenticity to attract a Punk fan. Aimless Again tackles the classic Punk sound with extremely catchy instrumentals and lyrics on “2020 Future Punks”; an album that is sure to gain a ton of attention!
After a few member changes and playing shows consistently for three years, Aimless Again released a killer long-awaited album. When I spoke with the band, they were able to share what the new album means to them. “2020 Future Punks is a 11 track return to form for the band. It’s a mixture of what people loved about the first two records but touching on deeper themes of time and the world we live in with a humorous embrace and solution to the problems we face today as a human race. We kinda wanted this album to save the planet and really soak in the emotions and deeper themes of it.”
“2020 Future Punks” is an awesome album that everyone should be listening to. The album begins with a short intro that leads right into Shredder. This is the first song I heard from the band and I immediately enjoyed it. Aimless Again begins the song with a fast guitar riff that emulates the name “shredder”. The band tackles the theme that they discussed earlier, of the problems we face each day. “Destruction is happening all around me”, the first line of the song basically highlights what the world is coming to now. When I first heard this song, I immediately had flashbacks to sitting in my room as a kid, playing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. This song would fit perfectly on the soundtrack. I can picture playing the hangar level and rocking out to this song!
The album continues on with Scream and My Mistake, two of my favorite songs on the album. The lyrics to Scream are extremely catchy and will definitely have fans singing at the top of their lungs at shows. “Cause I’m, uptight, alright, I hear you screaming through the night, uptight, alright. Once more, feel your body walking out the door, once more, right out the door.” The ending of this song is what is gonna make fans go wild during the show. The song takes a much heavier tone, with screaming vocals and harder instrumentals. I love the way Aimless Again is able to effortlessly transition the entire feel of the song and make it sound amazing. My Mistake slows down the pace of the album. It reminds me so much of the style that Weezer plays and it is great!
A few other songs that stand out to me are Turn & Run, Rejuvenate, Celebration and 7 Lonely Days. Turn & Run has such sick guitar riffs that hook you! It reminds me of the early days of Taking Back Sunday and Brand New. The instrumental bridge that comes in at about 2:00 is one of the sickest I’ve heard in a while. I can just picture the chaos of the circle pits that will ensue during this! And I have to mention the Home Alone reference at the end, with Kevin yelling “Do you hear me? I’m not afraid anymore!” Rejuvenate might be my favorite song on “2020 Future Punks”. This song screams Long Island music scene. It reminds me so much of the music that flourished during the early 2000’s here on the island. If this song came out 15 years ago, it would have been a smash hit.
Celebration is another awesome song. The song begins with the gang singing along, something that every person in any crowd of theirs will happily scream with the band. The high energy that this song has makes listening so much fun. It reminds me of the extremely high energy you hear on a Streetlight Manifesto song, minus the horn section. The final song (besides the instrumental outro) on “2020 Future Punks” is 7 Lonely Days. This song is extremely catchy. The first third of the song is acoustic and then leads into the full band playing. It is a much slower pace than the rest of the album, but caps it off perfectly. It is a song that you will have on repeat all the time!
Aimless Again went back to the studio and recorded a banger! “2020 Future Punks” is a sick album that deserves to be heard by everyone. Seany Juevos stated “we’re just really proud of it, but we made it knowing that our next album to follow it has ALOT of room to improve and this record plants the seed of growth for us as a real band that can penetrate and inspire in the years to come”. With that being said, I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for Aimless Again. Follow their social media accounts, stay up to date on their music and check out some songs from “2020 Future Punks” on the blog’s Spotify playlist: After Hours Review!
Upcoming Aimless Again Shows
September 22nd – Coco66 w/ Scarborro – Brooklyn, NY