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STOMPIN CHARLIES- Life’s Too Short (Band
Site) The Stompin’ Charlies’ debut EP is more like an abbreviated
full-length with really short songs. The EP, entitled “Life’s Too
Short,” is comprised of eight songs, but totals out to only about
fourteen minutes. The brevity of the release, however, does not reflect on
its quality. The Stompin’ Charlies fill every second of their first CD
with pounding energy and a sense of pop-punk fun that is slightly less
generic than most pop-punk bands out there. The sound and subject matter
of the songs is nothing wildly unique, but the band gives off an undertone
of enjoyment throughout. This sense of underlying glee gives the Stompin’
Charlies a leg up on more well-known bands of a similar generic persuasion
that aren’t always able to prove to the listener that they are enjoying
themselves while making the music. The lyrics are short, to the point and
mildly juvenile, but absolutely fit with the tone of the band and its
music. Songs like “She’s a Slut” and “Andre’s Big” puts the
Stompin’ Charlies in a category that is somewhat akin to early Blink
182. There is no denying that the Stompin’ Charlies debut release is
catchy, fun and much “too short.” -Emily Zemler
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