The Raspberry Jams are back, and louder than ever, with their new single, "Too Pretty." It's a jagged, melodic outburst of teen angst swathed in raw emotion and guitar fuzz. From their self-recorded album "Kitty Cat Fever," this song proves that age accentuates good music.
Recorded during the sweltering madness of summer break before their junior year of high school, "Too Pretty" pulsates with that authentic urgency that only teenagers wandering life and love can channel. With splashy, high-octane drums, gnarled guitar lines, and a vocal delivery somewhere between a cry and a battle cry, the song rips through the veneer of teenage perfection to find something more genuine, the ache of watching a loved one become captured by the undertow of a toxic relationship.
The energy is relentless in "Too Pretty." There are swaggering jam segments throughout The Raspberry Jams, and they waste no time asserting themselves, shouting for attention, as they're quick to receive it. It is melodic art-punk at its best, edgy enough to inspire a few whirling pits yet soft enough to make you want to scream the chorus alone in your bedroom.
The electricity in this track is about the story. It's DIY punk in its most raw form, not a band of youngsters held up in a label-funded studio, but a bunch of friends working it all out between them at the moment, writing songs about what matters to them. "Too Pretty" lights up the room when played live. It is the kind of song made to be shouted, experienced, and remembered. And for The Raspberry Jams, it seems it's only just the beginning.
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Reviewed by LyricalOdyssey Music
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May 29, 2025
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