Dave Hause of The Loved ones recently tweeted the biggest news, well to my ears anyway, that punk band The explosion are releasing their third album ‘Bury me Standing’ which fans and the band themselves never thought would make it to the shelves. After two album releases and signing to Virgin, they were dropped suddenly and despite recording their third album it was never released. Years later they were encouraged by The Bouncing Souls during a number of one-off shows they played together to release their album through Chunksaah records, an independent label owned by the souls.
Although this may seem promising for the band, Matt Hock (lead singer) is quick to deny a reunion, as questioned by Tyler Evans for Amp magazine he says “before you get too excited it’s a single release not a plan on a reunion” which will disappoint many fans, he explains part of the reason is down to his fellow band members, “don’t get me wrong, they’re fantastic people, but I don’t have an interest in being in a van with them really (laughs)” and who blames him after being on tour for years and despite a loyal a fan base they never increased in size.
Both Hock and Walsh (guitar) knew the band needed closure and without the release of ‘Bury Me Standing’ this could never be achieved. I cannot help but speculate that if this album is well received they will be tempted to ride on its success, especially when The loved ones, Walsh and Gonzalez (bass) current band is on hold while lead singer Hause is touring with his solo project. It all seems like perfect timing, too perfect in fact.
