A sonic strike from Mark Vennis & Different Place with the latest single “Small Town Vampire”. It was powered with a punk rock-inspired spirit to take a jab at small-town conceitedness with a bit of lightheartedness.
The song "Small Town Vampire" uses a type of character that everyone we have all encountered as a narrator, who is too important in the small world he inhabits where he has been there almost forever and is terrified of slipping into the world of old age. The song has a narrative that is beamed out with a wry and considering smirk at a world that has gone on for three hundred-odd years and is well aware of how stupid it is.
They were influenced by such acts as The Clash, Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, and Paul Weller. Like the influences mentioned, you can hear hints of all three tearing through this loud, crashing song with a classic rock rhythm section. Mark Vennis' voice has the rough edges of the best punk singers, and the energy pulls you in and makes you move as few songs can.
"Small Town Vampires" resonates for two reasons; most obviously, it’s a highly catchy pop-punk song with a chorus so crammed full of hooks it is barely able to make its way to the end of the song. It’s a sonic riot that fits Vennis’s lyrical take on the current situation in the UK perfectly. But it resonates on another level, too, one that reminded me of how relevant punk still is, especially in politicizing the youth of the day.
"Small Town Vampire" resonates with the sort of daunting candor that is rare in a world that is saturated with the superficial, stands as a rare moment for the good, honest; cheers to the fakers, musically middle finger; I hate this genre but its rock’s spite of the Mark Vennis & The Different Place, a crash of a modern-day punk rock anthem that "Small Town Vampire" will surely blow away several competitors of the same stature is rare and infectious. It should be eaten by itself with no accompaniment.
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Reviewed by NewFire Magazine
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November 01, 2023
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