Another year full of good shit as far as punk rock is concerned. In this 2022, the Good Shit Awards were held for the third time, where the public is the one who decides which have been the best releases; After a month full of spam on our instagram profile, inviting everyone to vote for their favourites, CONGRATULATIONS to the winners revealed in the 6 categories.
BEST ALBUM
Friends with the Enemy are a five-piece fast skatepunk band from Australia who really know what they are doing. They released their album “Divide & Conquer” under the Canadian label People of Punk Rock Records; an album with 10 fast tracks from start to finish, full of melodies and choirs 100% coupled with a female voice that has nothing to envy the big bands of the 90’s.
BEST EP
Reason to Leave are a four-piece hardcore/skatepunk band from Preston, United Kingdom. They were also nominated in the Best Cover category, but did’nt make it to the finals; despite that they managed to get the title of Best EP with their DIY material “Waste Of Our Time”, which comes with 6 tracks that bring you back to those early 2000’s bands like ENSIGN, FLOORPUNCH and IN MY EYES, but giving that unique touch of the band, that for something people chose them.
BEST SINGLE
Trashed Ambulance is a skate punk trio formed in 2014 from the city of Alberta, Canada. They released their well-crafted third LP “Future Considerations” on Canadian independent label Thousand Island Records, from which came the single “Stalk in the Park (featuring Robbie Morön and Émilie Plamondon)” which won the category.
BEST COVER
Badd Music is a punk rock band from California, USA. Last year these guys won the Best Single Category and now they are winning again, but this time on the Best Cover category with a really good version of “Sing Along Forever” (Bouncing Souls) via Badd Records.
BEST SOLO PROJECT
Suzi Moon is from Los Angeles, California, once a member of Civet, LA Machina, and Turbulent Hearts; she decided to make her solo project; channeled of classic ‘77 punk rock spirit with a modern twist continues to evolve and grow. Her debut full-length “Dumb & In Luv” was release on September 23rd, via Pirates Press Records.
BEST COSTARICAN NEW SHIT
Box in Mind It’s a brand new Hardcore Punk band from Guanacaste, Costa Rica, with lyrics in Spanish and English, they released their single “Manuscritos” recorded at Octave home studio, mixed and mastered at Stereorat by Marcos Monnerat which reached our ears and was added to the category of Best costarican new shit.
BEST 22 GOOD SHIT COMP!
And as usual, after the awards we like to make a compilation with the best of the year according to the positions obtained in the awards, … thanks to ALL bands!!!
Thanks to those who raised their hands to sponsored this:
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SEE YOU NEXT YEAR WITH MORE GOOD SHIT!!!
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