In at number 8 in The Punk Site‘s countdown of our favourite releases from 2022 is Grumpster’s Pure Noise Records debut, Fever Dream, that quickly followed on from their debut album, Underwhelmed. Produced by Chris #2 of Anti-Flag at District Recording in San Jose, Fever Dream is an album that filters the ghosts of the East Bay’s melodic punk history through Grumpster‘s signature garage rock sound. “So Grumpster, no not at all grumpy mother fuckers, actually upbeat early Tsumani Bomb sprung to mind as soon as the title track Fever Dream hit the my ears, an East Bay sound that’s punctuated by something extra, a rock edge hangs around in the background, which fits Donnie Walsh’s voc...