Assuming that Paramore were out of the picture totally Sonic Boom Six could well take their place in the industry as female fronted rock bands that never seem to go un-missed. As it stands though there is already a better female fronted band of this exact ilk out there which might see Sonic Boom Six getting left by the wayside. I had the chance of checking out the harder, Ska punk sound of Sonic Boom Six with their newest single 'Back 2 School.'

It's easy to see Sonic Boom Six creating a comfortable name for themselves with their genre bending material. There is a comfortable Reel Big Fish influence stuck in there which is blending into a reggae vibe reminiscent of Mouthwash. In fact Sonic Boom Six is pretty much Mouthwash with a female lead singer. Yet they still hold onto a strong Ska sound.

Jamie T seems to appear on the track during the random reggae rap thing they have going on. It's all very well putting something like this together but you have to be sure it works. 'Back 2 School' does in a few ways but disappointingly and quite uncomfortably. Nothing sits out and punches you in the face with 'Back 2 School' which is what punk, pop-punk or ska should do.

There is even a hint of Hadouken through the record minus the synthesizers and clean-cut polished pop shit. Lalia K's vocals are very disappointing, at moments cringe-worthy. She just sounds like a chipmunk on speed. Or somehow the producer has sped her voice up during mixing or something because it just doesn't sit right within the whole wall of sound well. She swings so many different ways its untrue, she sometimes even sounds like Misteeq with her attitude, it's quite disconcerting.

The acoustic track 'Floating Away' does nothing to compliment Lalia's voice either, as it sounds like that episode of Family Guy where Peter and his wife get really high and try to make a song.

There's no Sonic Boom here just a ska punk rocker in drag.

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