![]() If you have been sleeping on Authority Zero you need to rectify that immediately. The penultimate song ‘For What It’s Worth’ picks up the tempo with its refrain of “I know you hurt…” Rounding off the album is ‘ Bruiser’ a song about mental health, grief and loss, its brilliance is in instilling a sense of hope in its listeners, despite the challenges that life throws our way. ‘Have You Ever’ follows, resuming with the catchy singalong chorus. ‘Don’t Tear Me Down’ will be a big favourite for punk fans, as it features Jim Lindberg from Pennywise, and is basically a Pennywise song in its sound and execution (which is by no means an insult). Stripping things right back, with an acoustic guitar, ‘A New Day’ is a haunting song, and lets the power of Jason Devore, and the backing vocals take front and centre. ‘Seas and Serpents’ is not as fast or heavy as some of the other tracks on the album, but the contrast of sounds during the bridge, elevates the song’s appeal. Opening with a drum beat, ‘ Fully Operational’ is a laidback reggae infused song, that would sit quite comfortably next to the several of Authority Zero’s back catalogue of songs (including but not limited to the second half of 2017’s Broadcasting to the Nations album or parts of A Passage In Time ). ‘The Back Nine’ takes a step back and is a straight up harmonic skate punk rock song, with some great melodies. It is a song with a multitude of musical styles thrown in, including Shuhei’s vocals, and it works so bloody well. ‘Ear To Ear’ featuring Iagri Shuhei from Japanese punk band HEY-SMITH, adds a ska/reggae feel to the overall production, with the verses brilliant for skanking/ dancing, and the chorus to mosh to. ‘Fire Off Another’, from the recent EP release, keeps up a steady pace, but allows Devore’s voice to shine with the memorable chorus “I’m right, you’re wrong, we can do this all day long, fire off another round…” with the bridge adding another texture to the song. Maintaining the upbeat tempo, and Chris Dalley’s rolling drumbeat, ‘The Good Fight’ follows with its message of hope. ‘ Nowheres Land’ continues in a similar manner fast, furious with new member Eric Walsh (of Pour Habit fame) showing off his impressive guitar skills. With a driving drum beat and full guitar riffs, the song is catchy with a chorus fans can sing along to. Opening with the title track, which was originally released back in February, ‘Ollie Ollie Oxen Free’ starts with a call to arms for people to come out and play, so to speak, after the awfulness that has been the last year or so. Ollie Ollie Oxen Free, their eighth studio album, is a rocking, melodic compilation of songs that can’t help but put you in a good mood. And that is a damn shame as they are one of the hardest working and consistent punk bands out there. Another variant is "Ollie Ollie in come free.Authority Zero are one of those bands who, in Australia at least, people know and like, or people haven’t heard of. "Ollyoxalls" is one such variant, said to be used in Portsmouth, England. Others speculate the phrase may be a corruption of a hypothetical and ungrammatical German phrase alle, alle, auch sind frei (all, all, also are free).A number of variations exist. The Dictionary of American Regional English says the phrase may be derived from all ye, all ye outs in free, all the outs in free, or possibly ”calling all the outs in free” in other words, all who are out may come in without penalty. ![]() "Olly olly oxen free" is a catchphrase or truce term used in children's games such as hide and seek, capture the flag, and kick the can to indicate that players who are hiding can come out into the open without losing the game that the position of the sides in a game has changed (as in which side is on the field or which side is at bat or "up" in baseball or kickball) or, alternatively, that the game is entirely over. Wikipedia Rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votes
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