{"id":274803,"date":"2026-06-23T03:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T03:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/274803\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T03:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T03:11:09","slug":"the-bronx-the-bronx-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/274803\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bronx – The Bronx (IV)"},"content":{"rendered":"

These five no-frills roughnecks are near-untouchable when it comes to ballsy, shout-along bangers that blur the lines between infectious rock\u2019n\u2019roll and angst-ridden punk with ease.<\/p>\n

Bronx fans are a passionate bunch, so much so that it\u2019s often hard for outsiders to gauge whether or not the LA natives are being fairly critiqued on a fresh release, or if blind fandom has struck once again and showered the band with undue praise. Just in case their first three studio efforts were yet to convince you, The Bronx\u2019 fourth (and self-titled) disc only reaffirms what those of us who side with our favourite sunny Californians have always known, that simply, these five no-frills roughnecks are near-untouchable when it comes to ballsy, shout-along bangers that blur the lines between infectious rock\u2019n\u2019roll and angst-ridden punk with ease.<\/p>\n

Opening salvo \u201cThe Unholy Hand\u201d is as good a lead track The Bronx have penned since \u201cHeart Attack American\u201d kicked our arses all the way back in 2003, with its foot-stomping riffs and chorus catch-cry of \u201cAre you the Antichrist or the holy ghost\/do you wanna die or just come real close\u201d once again showcasing vocalist Matt Caughthran\u2019s knack for memorable lyrical construction, the singer routinely coming up with prose that cuts through the sea of clunky, meaningless passages favoured by The Bronx\u2019 peers and gets to an instantly memorable point.<\/p>\n

\u201cYouth Wasted\u201d lives up to its title, instantly conjuring up images of late teens and 20-somethings charging down the highways of LA with the roof down, the wind in their hair and their problems drowned out by one of the best tunes this fiery quintet has ever put their respectable name to, while \u201cRibcage\u201d shows Caughthran, Ford (guitar), Vik (drums), Horne (guitar) and Magers (bass) still have LA\u2019s timeless punk rock vibe coursing through their alcohol saturated veins. That\u2019s four from four gents.<\/p>\n

The Essential Track:\u00a0\u201cYouth Wasted\u201d: \u201cSometimes the best laid plans, still end with blood on your hands.\u201d Enough said.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

\"availble-on-itunes\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These five no-frills roughnecks are near-untouchable when it comes to ballsy, shout-along bangers that blur the lines between…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":274804,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-274803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}