Right from the start, the song charges in with pounding percussion, bursting with high-energy guitar and vocals that resemble Cohead and Cambria join in. The first single, “Decide,” showcases the flavor to come with the rest of the record. It is a fun record that moves quickly and is the truest example of indie power-pop punk. Proper Smoker is a musical project constructed by a few great minds coming together and truly expressing themselves in ways that are different from previous bands and projects. They compiled catchy hooks that gave the effect of childhood friends coming together to create, making even the listener feel like they are a part of the group. This feeling of nostalgia and feeling of home was the game plan for the band. Each artist joins in bringing their own flavors into the mixture, now creating power-pop songs that bring in elements of the ’90s and somewhat nostalgic early 2000s tones. They are accompanied by Cash Carter (Tracy Shedd, The Cadets) on drums, with Drew Vandenberg as their producer. This supergroup is made up of Reggie Youngblood of Black Kids and Christian “Smokey” DeRoeck (Woods, Deep State, Meneguar and Little Gold) on guitar and vocals. The band found its start in Athens, Georgia. Proper Smoker is jammed full of in-the-face powerhouse indie pop-rock/punk sound carrying a face-paced tempo throughout. Blunt Bang is a powerhouse group made up of heavy hitters from bands like Black Kids, The Cadets and Woods, which in turn coined the name of a supergroup. Like a place from the late ’90s, early 2000s pop-punk, this album brings the flavors of Franz Ferdinand-esque tones mixed with black keys and pop-punk twangy male vocals. Great minds coming together to create a break through debut albumīreaking their way onto the musical scene, Blunt Bang marches in with their debut album, Proper Smoker.

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