The Trailers - From The Top - 7 track EP - By the Sea By Steve Rudd

The DIY punk ethic is still alive and kicking, even down the East Coast of England in the semi-sunny seaside town of Bridlington.

While there aren't many great bands kicking-out of Bridlington at the moment (save for the mighty Goth-Rock spectacular that is Torso Horse), especially seeing as anthemic indie-rock band The Sonnet have split, the only other rioting old skool punk band that were any cop that I can recall were Kanch - but their spirit, too, has fallen by the wayside and they are no more as a band.

The Trailers who live and play in the town are three young lads who have taken it upon themselves to self-record and produce their own tunes, as their fans in the town have demanded. Remarkably, the sound quality is really good, with the 7-track, 25-minute EP digging its heels in with the go-getting punk fuzz of Imaginary Girl, that's raucously reminiscent of Greenday in style, complete with a short-but-sweet rock guitar solo from frontman singer/ axe-wielder Ben Parcell.

With Daz Anthony on bass and Zack Longley on drums, all songs belt along at a cracking pace. Ben's overwhelmingly vibrant guitar sound tends to dominate affairs, ensuring that the bold riffage of Close Your Eyes, the heavyweight buzz of Things Will Never Change and the breakneck pace of Breakdown make for a set of strong songs with which to start a career in the old skool punk-rock fold.

Having played numerous well-received shows in Bridlington, they're hardly trailing in any sense of the word. In truth, they're leading the way and setting a classy example to all those people in the town whom want to be in a band - but who aren't. The Trailers have to be admired for helping themselves. If only some other like-minded people would now invest some cash-flow into a proper rock venue in Bridlington..

Band Links www.thetrailers.co.uk www.bythesea.co.uk thisisull.com Links Jesse James / Fraction of the Cost / The Trailers, The Adelphi By Mike Rofone

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