Pura Mania - La Banda Es La Ley LP Review

Pura Mania is from Vancouver, British Columbia and features Cabeza from the band Fracaso on vocals, former Spectres' Zach Batalden on Guitar, Jason Renix on the bass as well as former Sore Points Mitch Allen on drums. This band has been around for a while now, releasing a couple of 7"'s and a cassette back in 2014. La Banda Es La Ley is the band's second long player, following 2017's Cerebros Punk. All of the songs are sung in Spanish but don't worry, Spanish was the first language I spoke as a kid and even I can't make out some of the lyrics. When you consume yourself in this record, you'll find that the universal language of punk rock translates just fine in your mind. 

With this new album, Pura Mania's songs seem more focused, razor sharp and going straight for the throat. Theses guys blast out a unique, punchy, and very charismatic brand of punk rock. It's loud, it's catchy and sung by a dude with very throaty vocals. Like he's hoarse from shouting too much at the match the night before. Pura Mania's style and delivery land somewhere between early Southern California, Posh Boy Records punk rock and anthemic British Oi!/Street Punk like Blitz or The Partisans. All that and add a pinch of synths and a dash of Bovver in the mixing bowl as well.  However the Bovver cup spills over on the last track of the record "Amor de Coladera (Veneno y Glam)," This is then crammed in a pressure cooker that's now ready to detonate. Pura Mania has the energy, they have the aggression, all supplied with catchy riffs to bring it all home for all you malcontents to start kicking over your furniture! 

The physical records are available from 

Roachleg Records

Sorry State Records