Cardboard Boxer drop new album

Coming from San Diego, Cardboard Boxer have become one of the pioneers of the city’s punk scene ever since they first took to the stage at the start of 2017. Taking inspiration from the emerging surf and skate sub-cultures, the group try their hand at hiking, climbing, fishing, snowboarding, jiu-jitsu and take on any seemingly senseless risk possible that offers little or no reward; an attitude that translates into their high-octane and uncompromising alternative rock sound.

Hopping into their worse-for-wear old tour machine, an ambulance they’ve aptly dubbed ‘The Jambulance’, the faithful rust bucket just about runs well enough to drive them to the next city they’re due to play in. With their studio music, they made their introduction in 2017 with their debut album titled Thai Motel, which they’ve followed up with a string of well-received releases.

This year they’ve dropped their fourth album with the ten track-record Current Youth. Sharing three singles from the album in the build up to release with “Going Nowhere”, “Pseudo Confidence” and “Growing Older”, the album is written about misspent youth and growing up, offering reflective writing wrapped up in their energising modern rock sound.

Covering themes of stagnation, ageing without anything else changing, parting ways with old friends and the band’s own struggles to balance work with their artistic pursuits, on Current Youth, Cardboard Boxer showcase their honest and poignant writing about authentic topics.

Packed full of gritty guitar work, pounding percussion and powerful vocal leads, with their latest album the band lays down a blistering punk-infused rock journey that serves to further demonstrate their talents as songwriters and performers on a stellar new record.

Listen to Current Youth below

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