Drain Is Your Friend

With the latest Drain album, ... Is Your Friend it feels like they missed an opportunity by releasing this in November, because Drain definitely bring a summer vibe. Dude, the tunes, the album cover and photo... this would have been THE RECORD to thrash around to over those hot summer months. Instead, I have to play these songs through my earbuds as I'm out shoveling snow. Shit doesn't seem right.

Once again Drain deliver their blend of hardcore/crossover and this shit is so much fun. For me, nothing tops their last record, Living Proof, and I'm assuming that one will fall in behind the Drain debut if I'm ranking them, but this is still a solid release for a hardcore band that is three albums in.

Bands love a gimmick name for colored vinyl, and Drain have a number of them for this album. Chum bucket swirl... frosted coke bottle... kewpie blue dream splash... but I picked up Santa Cruz sunburst because I thought it might pair best with the album cover.