The Old Firm Casuals - The Old Firm Casuals

When I found out that Lars Frederiksen had a new side project, I was beyond stoked. Rancid will always be one of my go to bands when I'm looking for something to listen to, and one of my favorite vinyls to listen to is the self-titled Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards. I couldn't wait to get my hands on the first EP by The Old Firm Casuals, and when I did I wasn't disappointed.

Featuring Lars Frederiksen on guitars/vocals, Casey Watson (from Look Back & Laugh/Never Healed) on bass/vocals, and Paul Rivas (from Never Healed) on drums/vocals, The Old Firm Casuals are a 3 piece of straight up street punk. From the second "Old Firm (D.M.S.)" kicks in, you can hear their influences. The production quality of the entire EP is gritty, giving an almost gruff and distorted sound to all 4 tracks that give them a shit ton of character. "Apocalypse Coming" is by far my favorite of the 4. The riffs are bouncy and the lyrics are catchy. The sound of the 80's Oi! bands that The Old Firm Casuals list as influences can be heard throughout the record, mixed with the unmistakeable style of Lars Frederiksen.

This EP is the bands first release, but there were 4 other releases by the band last year (2 splits and 2 more EPs). They all be checked out, and there is no better place to start than with this one.

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