“Atomic Bomb” is as fun as a rock song gets, and The Push from Austin, TX keep their roots firmly planted on their debut album No Light In The Darkness. Talk about a ticket to ride, they’ve got a stack of eleven of them, starting with the sneaky “Atomic Bomb” and a video to match its relaxed intensity. The groove is very strong but that appears to be the band’s middle name when you dig into all that is available and it takes you back for more of this current single release to get the word going about the new LP.
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Two of the most astonishing things about “Atomic Bomb” is the infectious guitar riff and pop laden beat that won’t quit. And that’s a testament for these two interesting musicians who enlisted Tuffy, an Austin-based guitar player to join partners Javi and Nacho in the studio to help craft the album. The song bubbles along nicely with an elusive enthusiasm that most songs would die for, and that is a natural gift The Push have in all their songs. But if I were to rate the rest of the album I wild still put “Atomic Bomb” slightly a cut above it all as a selection for a single release.
Whether or not it’s the strongest song on the album isn’t the point, but where it stands as a single to promote it is everything and they made the right one, that’s a given once you hear their music and sink your ears into “Atomic Bomb” and No Light In the Darkness. Seeing and hearing for yourself is where it’s at, and I’m only recommending it from the sheer standpoint of its merit. Taste always comes second for me, as long-as it passes the production and melodic qualities within the overall message, I’m able to process the rest for better or worse.
“Atomic Bomb” starts off by getting right down to the point, having fun and rinsing and repeating, then driving the good-hearted message home with an ace melody that’s hard to forget once you hear it. The song manages to stay between the ears and swim around without losing any steam till the last note. If that doesn’t stand up to anything going around today then the rules have all but changed, and maybe it’s a little of both but they rock whichever way you slice their substantiated songwriting.
Much can be attributed to that of Javier’s illustrious musical journey, but Nacho’s place in it adds all the more interest when you read about The Push, but at the end of the day it’s the music that either stands the test of a band’s time or not, and this material is something for The Push to be proud of and they should take it as far as they can from the streets of Austin, even if it is one of the more popular music mecca’s of the nation. The Push meet all criteria for worldwide attention, just check out “Atomic Bomb” for the evidence.
Jodi Marxbury