Pardon My French [10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] [Red Smoke 2 LP]

by Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!

Overview

Pardon My French, the sophomore outing from the Goonies-loving, Parisian emo-punk-metal outfit Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, sounds a whole lot like its predecessor, 2011's Something for Nothing. That's not such a bad thing, as the band's signature blend of punishing metalcore and peppy, melodic, and surprisingly good-natured punk-pop serves as an excellent tonic for listeners fatigued by the genre's penchant for pummeling its fans with machine-crafted breakdowns, soulless staccato riffage, and dirty-verse/clean-chorus whine sessions. That's not to say that the bandmembers don't operate under the same guidelines, but at least they've got the courage of their convictions. For the most part, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! stick with the formula, offering up dirty, atonal intros that segue into meaty, throat-clearing verses that in turn give way to big, predictable choruses with familiar melodies, but the upside is that they do it with such panache that it's hard not to root for the results, even as they're slapping you in the face. Front-loaded with its two most obvious singles, the party anthem/generic call to arms "Restart" and the slick, radio-ready "Taking Chances," the rough-and-ready, relentlessly amiable Pardon My French (the title track opens with the most benevolent "go fuck yourself" ever put to tape) never really lets up, offering up a slew of high-energy, fireworks-heavy stadium jams that suggest that if fist pumping were an accepted aerobic exercise, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! fans would have the buffest arms in all of rockdom. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	12/08/2023
Label:	Fearless Records
UPC:	0888072544659
Rank:	47202

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Restart
2. Taking Chances
3. Bipolar Mind
4. Haters Gonna Hate
5. The Progression Of Regression
6. Pard My French
7. Between Your Lines
8. I Am Nothing Like You

Disc 2

9. Reasons To Turn Back
10. So Close And Yet So Far
11. Miles And Decibels
12. The Best Is Yet To Come
13. Good For You
14. Insanity
15. Kids
16. Taking Chances [Acoustic Version]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!   Primary Artist
Bert Poncet   Vocals
Eric Poncet   Guitar
Mathias Rigal   Bass
Jonathan Donnaes   Drums
Paul Cordebard   Guitar

Technical Credits

Joey Sturgis   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mastering
Jonathan Weiner   Photography
Spencer Maybe   Vocal Engineer
Bob Becker   A&R
Jeff Dunne   Drum Editing
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!   Composer,Lyricist
Bert Poncet   Composer,Producer,Group Member
Eric Poncet   Composer,Group Member
Mathias Rigal   Composer,Group Member
Jonathan Donnaes   Composer,Group Member
Andy Loy   Vocal Engineer
Chris Suitt   Drum Engineering
Jacob Matzkows   Vocal Engineer
Kacey Dodson   Vocal Editing
Kristen Woutersz   Vocal Engineer
Paul Cordebard   Composer,Group Member
Sal Torres   A&R
Nick Scott   Engineer