- Andy Wors
The Bunkers - 'The Bunkers' (EP)

One of my favourite places for randomly discovering new artists was always Bandcamp, and given the platform has done a pretty good job of supporting artists recently (notable waving their fees on one weekend), I thought it was about time we should do a quick feature on another Nordic band found on that site.
The Bunkers are from Helsinki, and they were formed back in 2018 as a 5 piece band with a heavy emphasis on guitars, - noise rock which combines influences from across different genres, including postpunk and krautrock. After 2 years playing together theyâve now released their self-titled debut EP, and they even played a release show at my favourite other place to discover new underground Finnish music, the âSemi-Finalâ music venue in Helsinki.
Opening track âOffsideâ is the obvious stand out, because whilst it might open like itâs a heavier rock track, donât be fooled because singer Artsy Bunkersâ vocals are easy listening and offer a catchy tune, but always accompanied by driving and increasingly frenzied guitars. âKeep Onâ probably has more of the Krautrock influence, less obviously appealing at first listen but it has an off kilter sound which puts me a little on edge, and I mean that in a positive way.
Curiously the 3rd and 4th tracks are called âIsabelâ and âBaseball Bat Threat, thus making themselves the 2nd band to write about the subjects âIsabelâ and âBaseballâ on the same release - alongside Major Parkinson. I particularly like âBaseball Bat Threatâ, another track carried at rip-roaring pace, not so much for the punk inspired vocals, but for the entertainingly wayward instrumental section.
Thereâs no denying âThe Bunkersâ make a good noisy racket, and in tracks such as âOffsideâ theyâve written something really easy to playlist â it reminds me one of the heavier tracks by Norwegian band âThe Witâ (maybe âBygone Eraâ).
Maybe featuring bands discovered on Bandcamp should become a regular feature. Find them on Facebook, and of course on Bandcamp.