The New Jersey rockers obviously come from an area that is used to pumping out punk-driven bands like it’s nothing.
With their new EP, Bobby Mahoney and the Seventh Son make sure to bring all of their past experiences together to make an enjoyable ride full of consistently catchy music. And it doesn’t seem like they are at all shy about where they come from. From the minute the first chorus kicks in on the opener “Empty Passenger Seats,” you can hear The Menzingers and The Gaslight Anthem bleeding through. The former even gets a nice little callout in “Lorraine,” specifically referencing their 2012 release On the Impossible Past.
On the new record, Bobby Mahoney shares, “We went int he studio last summer with a handful of new songs, and some ideas for older tunes, with the goal of capturing a clear example of what we do as a band. I wanted the songs to speak for themselves, and to convey our live energy, and I think we were successful. We loved writing and playing these songs, and I think you can hear that on the record.”