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Van Dammes
Finally There EP

Rockstar Records (2021) Dennis

Van Dammes – Finally There EP cover artwork
Van Dammes – Finally There EP — Rockstar Records, 2021

Finlands Van Dammes release their fifth EP with Finally There. This time it is kind of special. This EP celebrates the first time Finlands football team can join the European Championship. Congratulations with that achievement, Finland!

I really do hope your team will fare better than Van Dammes on this EP. The three garage punk tracks lack ideas and hooks. I do enjoy simple tracks, but you have to offer me something to keep me interested. Van Dammes are not doing that on this EP. It is not that they are doing something wrong, it is just that they are not doing something special. It is not very catchy nor energetic. These songs do not tell me tales about a team that is there to win, and I think that is what they were aiming for. Better luck next time?

5.0 / 10Dennis • June 8, 2021

Van Dammes – Finally There EP cover artwork
Van Dammes – Finally There EP — Rockstar Records, 2021

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