When was the last time you got a speeding ticket? Real talk, I’ve never gotten out. Maybe it helps that I have a Prius, where just getting it up to speed is enough of a task, or maybe it helps that I am a super anxious person, and the thought of getting pulled over is an earth-shattering nightmare to me. Either way, I’ve somehow never gotten a speeding ticket *knock on wood*. Speeding tickets are not the main topic behind “Truly Automatic” from Parking Garage, but, as one of the members of this band warns, “I have accrued four speeding tickets while listening to this song… all the meaty guitar riffs, huge trumpet licks & double kicks just make my foot melt to the gas pedal. You have been warned.”
That is all such a big and bold statement but, within my first listen of this quick, two and a half minute long song, I got it. This song really does hit, and it hits hard. It’s not overly aggressive, not overly happy, not really overly anything other than fun, innovative, and perfect. There were a lot of moments throughout this song where I thought I knew what was going to come next, but in the blink of an eye, a snap of a beat, Parking Garage changed the direction flawlessly, seamlessly, and perfectly. That is what caught my heart, outside of the sheer power of this song. Parking Garage is living in their own world. It’s a world where punk and ska intertwine into an almost progressive kind of style, with no rules when it comes to composition and no limits when it comes to power and energy. What I’m trying to say is that Parking Garage’s world is one that you won’t want to leave after checking out “Truly Automatic.”
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