Militarie Gun are a truly uncategorizable band. Led by vocalist Ian Shelton, the band’s debut full-length album “Life Under The Gun” is almost impossible to describe without bouncing between contradictions. Is it abnormally aggressive pop music or is it unusually catchy hardcore? Is it deeply intellectual or is it satisfyingly primal? Is it a vulnerable attempt to unpack lifelong cycles of hurt, or is it a collection of world-beating, absurdist punk anthems? In the end, the answer is obvious: it’s all of it. It’s Militarie Gun. Since forming in 2020, the group have been releasing music and touring at a startling rate, and “Life Under The Gun” feels like a culmination of this recent hard-earned momentum. The album’s 12 tracks take all of the best parts of Militarie Gun’s earlier work and amps them up to the highest possible degree.
It sounds massive without sacrificing the punk spark–full of driving drums, distorted bass lines, and of course Shelton’s instantly recognizable roar–only this time everything is bigger and even catchier. “This is what I thought we sounded like all along,” Shelton laughs. “It’s always felt like a melody-forward band to me, but I think now we’re finally achieving what I was always setting out to do.”
The Fat Angel Sings 