Oliver Nolan’s ‘Mr Punch’ is a sound against excuses for abuse

Oliver Nolan's new punk rock genre protest, "Mr Punch," flips the script on accountability and aims at the silliness of blame-shifting in cases of domestic abuse. In those few volatile minutes, Nolan matches seething power with a vicious message.

"Mr Punch" rages with classic punk hostility, guitars, crashing drums, and a vocal performance dripping with urgency. Nolan makes clever, ironic use of Punch and Judy, the 17th-century puppet show notorious for its slapstick, chaotic violence, as a metaphor for how society avoids responsibility. Rather than taking responsibility for toxic behavior, people blame others, even the most absurd victims.

This track is a sharp, unyielding, unapologetic sound. It is a roar against the culture of blame, packaged in a high-energy, headbanging format. This is punk rock with a function, and Oliver Nolan delivers it with conviction, making one listen.