7 Seconds

From the “Wow, They’re Still Playing?” file: Melodic punk outfit 7 Seconds hasn’t released anything since 2005’s Take It Back, Take It On, Take It Over!, which finds the band returning to the sound it popularized with ’80s albums like Walk Together, Rock Together. The trip down memory lane doesn’t sound too nostalgic, though: Songs like “Meant To Be My Own” positively swagger with first-wave punk sheen, and although frontman Kevin Seconds has been the group’s sole consistent member, it’s obvious his group hasn’t lost its vision or focus. Take It Back was released after a five-year lull, so hopefully the band will be inclined to release another record sometime in the not too distant future.

Updated 09/28/2011