Grade 2 - Bowling Green Lane

Grade 2 are a young oi punk band from Ryde on the Isle Of Wight who formed in 2013 and I saw in November 2018 opening for The Interrupters. I had forgotten about them until a friend sent me a link to their latest album earlier this week. They recently signed to Hellcat Records and released their new album Graveyard Island which was produced by Rancid's Tim Armstrong. It's explosive, hook-laden and brimming with confidence. There are a number of tracks that I could have shared, but I am going with Bowling Green Lane which is a rabble rousing, chunky street punk song which is G2 playing to their strengths. Interestingly from the reviews I've read seems to be a bit of an underrated track but it’s all razor guitar and singalong choruses with the obligatory “Oi” half way through. Catchy, bit of Oi and a lot of British punk. Sounds good to me!