Jesse Moya's Review: No Gods, No Masters, Just Cats! by All These Wasted Nuts

‘No Gods, No Masters, Just Cats!’

All These Wasted Nuts

Coming all the way from South Africa, All These Wasted Nuts brings a collection of folk and punk-inspired gems to the table with their unique blend of the two. The album compiles songs from the band to include several themes similar to American folk-punk and adds a cat theme throughout the album.

While the entirety of the album is a fun listening experience, “The Domestic Song” is a wonderful example of the overall feel of the album. The interesting situation of being caught between a rock and a hard place, but accepting that fact is an interesting way of attacking a song. With a brief salute to a former pet and a look into the housing situation of most musicians, the song is an excellent way to laugh, cry and make the best out of any situation.

“Cage Madness” is another example off of this album that can reach the ranks of a good folk-punk song and explores the difficulty of working at a part time job while longing to write that perfect folk song. Bringing Johnny Cash’s songwriting into question is a bit off kilter for many bands in the states, but we’ll let it slide because of the creativity of the album and the energy present in this particular song. “Cage Madness” expresses what musicians the planet over have had to deal with and the hell many often experience waiting for inspiration to strike while working jobs needed only to pay the rent.

“No Gods, No Masters, Just Cats!” is a fun look into the mind of a wonderful artist who has something to say and a future to create. So many American musicians attempt to reach the level of songwriting in this album yet fall short of getting their point across. With a variety of different styles present in the album, this is a great example of a collection that was well put together, well thought out – and we will all be looking for the next installment in this band’s future.

Check out “All These Wasted Nuts” at allthesewastednuts.bandcamp.com/album/no-gods-no-masters-just-cats-collection.

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THE TAOS NEWS: Taos, New Mexico
Music review: From the outlands
A taste of sounds from South Africa and beyond
WHAT'S SPINNING COLUMNIST: JESSE MOYA
Posted Monday, November 27, 2017 7:23 am

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Below: All These Wasted Nuts - Some Parts Repeat @ The Huntsman - Keg Witbank. Saturday, October 10, 2015. Opening up the lineup for a show with BOLLERIA INDUSTRIAL from Spain.