Sometimes what I need is a blast of guitars and Karen Dió has delivered with Free Yourself, a short sharp blast of pop punk that hits the spot.
And there's more where that came from, with previous single Cut Your Hair (no, not a cover of the Pavement song). Both videos involve Karen running through the streets, which is clearly her go-to keep fit regime, but they - and the songs - are also a lot of fun, something we all need in our lives at the moment.
For once, an artist that hasn't been steadily putting out music for the past decade before I belatedly 'discover' them, Karen currently has nine releases for sale on Bandcamp, including Bexy from March this year and Sick Ride, her debut release from April 2024.
Whilst the touchstones and inspirations are Blink 182, Avril Lavigne, Sum41 and early Green Day, none of who I have much interest in to be honest, I've really enjoyed Karen's own take through these handful of songs.
Confusingly, Bandcamp lists that today Karen is playing both the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid and The Croft In Bristol. Not exactly Phil Collins traversing the Atlantic for Live Aid (thank goodness) and, with an early enough slot at the former, certainly doable.
Sadly, I'm going to miss both, but I will be giving my ears a blast with Karen's music today.
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