Six years after their last full-length, Booze & Glory return like they never left – loud, proud, and with pints in hand. Released September 12th on Concrete Jungle Records, this album is a straight-up celebration of street punk: short, sharp songs built for sing-alongs, with gang chants and chunky riffs stacked sky-high.
Formed in London fifteen years ago, Booze & Glory made their name with anthems like London Skinhead Crew and Only Fools Get Caught, before briefly veering into more melodic punk territory on 2019’s Hurricane. With Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, they slam the gear back into oi!-punk mode. This record sounds less like a band chasing trends and more like a gang of old mates still refusing to leave the pub after closing time.
The tracklist speaks for itself. Singles Boys Will Be Boys, Brace Up, and Mad World set the tone – hook-laden and full of swagger, channeling the classic spirit of Cock Sparrer and The Business. Mad World in particular is a highlight: a working-class anthem as infectious as it is pissed off. Rocky Road shows the band’s playful side, while Family Isn’t Always Blood taps into the bonds that hold this scene together.
Not everything hits equally hard – Legends slows down with a more hard rock edge and doesn’t quite land like the rest – but even the weaker cuts feel genuine. And by the time you reach the closing one-two punch, it’s hard not to be swept along. Till The Last Breath is pure rowdy celebration, while The One And Only strips everything back to an acoustic tribute that sounds like a drunken toast to absent friends.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot isn’t a groundbreaking record, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s proof that street punk is still alive and kicking – raw, fun, and made for sweaty clubs, beer-soaked festivals, and anyone who still believes in the power of a chorus you can scream with strangers. Booze & Glory might be older, maybe even wiser, but they’re still at the top of the street punk pile.
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