3.5/5 stars
It’s super easy to like Melbourne’s Pitt The Elder – not to be confused, of course, with the man Wade Boggs thought to be the greatest Prime Minister in Britain’s history. Not only do you connect with their straightforward, fat-trimmed take on melodic punk, you feel as though you’d get along with them as people, too.
There’s something instantly accessible and relatable about how the band goes about writing songs and what the band sings about, respectively. We’ve all dealt with the arsehole in ‘Always Waiting’, or struggled with the direction of life the way that ‘Who’s On First’ and ‘Cliffy Byro’ suggest.
You’re more than aware that you’re being told things you already know, but it’s the lament and the empathy that strike the loudest chord on At The End Of The Day. It’s a forthright and blunt record – it quite literally takes some of the tracks less than 60 seconds to get their points across.
Don’t we all need a friend like that from time to time? One who cuts through the bullshit and calls it like they see it? Pitt The Elder could be that friend for you.
Pitt The Elder’sAt The End Of The Dayis released through Arrest Records/Bandcamp.
