Relax Friends is the long-awaited new album from the Norwegian Punk Rock band, Still Shaking. Released through Havoc Underground, this is an album that has been two years in the making. Relax Friends boasts 12 tracks of pure melodic punk rock, creating such an anthemic journey that the album itself might be impossible to take off repeat. Every element you want to hear out of a punk record is hit. Big catchy hooks, powerful instrumental work, hypnotic harmonies… It’s all here. When asked about the meaning of the new album, the band gave us a brief description of each track.
- Anxious And Airwaves – is about anxiety and feeling like you’re a failure
- Whole Lotta Trouble – is about being yourself, and not letting people change you
- Back In 02 – is about Mats hearing Sum 41 – Does this look infected? for the first time
- Lifeboat – is about feeling lost
- Stay Young Forever – is about going to punk rock shows without a care in the world
- Never Ending Bottle – is about drinking with friends
- DKWTGOA – is about a legendary bar and concert venue in Bergen that closed a couple of years ago
- Last Time (feat Jon Lewis) – is about being done with someone
- I Remember You – is about past lives and experiences
- Panic Jerks – Is about social media, the world going to shit and Stephen Hawking saying we need to flee the planet at some point. The song title is a play on our album title (which is a joke from a famous TV show).
- Like A Rocket – is about being high on life
- Alone At Last – is just a cheesy love song
This is a release you can really sit back and sink your teeth into, and definitely a release that Still Shaking should be very proud of. You can stream the album in its entirety here. You can follow the band here.
