Hailing from Milford, Connecticut, American Thrills is a formed-during-the-COVID-pandemic outfit made up of members of The Tired and True and Shut Up and Deal. Engineered by Nick Bellmore (Make Do and Mend / Hatebreed) and Mixed/Mastered by John Naclerio (Brand New /Bayside), this debut EP drops courtesy of Oregon-based independent New School Records. Already released singles ‘Regular Blokes’ and ‘Beach Cruiser’ have showcased the band’s ‘upbeat punk..and a sprinkle of midwest emo‘ angle. The opening chords of ‘Somewhere In America’ translate into a honest, blue-collar vibe immediately. It’s well-thought-out and grown-up. There’s still a youthful, punkish snarl in the vocals, but it comes a wistful place – where rumina...
