There’s a certain kind of urgency you can’t fake. TEENAGEANGST, the latest EP from Maryland’s BruceBan$hee, runs on that combustible fuel, equal parts recklessness and confession, channeling the energy of a basement show that refuses to stay underground. It’s loud, unfiltered, and alive with the volatile tension of being young and restless.
The project kicks off with “Finger Food”, its guitars sprinting like they’ve got something to outrun, setting a relentless pace. “WooHoo!” follows with gang-shout bravado, its riffs climbing in tandem with unhinged cries until the whole track feels like a dare shouted into the void. “Dark Woods” unspools, there’s a little more air between the chords, but the intensity doesn’t waver, it just expands, leaving room for the chaos to echo.
That looseness takes a turn on “Snow California”, where warped vocals and a snaking bassline offer a glimpse of levity without losing edge. “FML (Blunts n Gold)” lingers in a heavier mood, slow but cutting, a bruised anthem that smolders instead of exploding. The EP closes through a triptych: “StarwBerry Blues”, “KIDS”, and “Without You,” each piece sharpening the emotional blade: blues-soaked yearning, generational chants, and the ache of absence, respectively.
BruceBan$hee isn’t just playing in the blurred space between punk, rap, and grunge; the artist clawing at its edges, refusing to sand down the roughness. Self-produced and fully DIY, TEENAGEANGST feels almost like a riot, the kind of project that doesn’t wait for approval before kicking down the door!
