Olivia the Band

Where We Come from It Never Snows
Up At Nite Records

By delivering a grittier, faster sound more akin to that heard in earlier days of Christian punk, Olivia the Band’s catchy music is actually a refreshing change of pace from the slick, syrupy boy-bands-with-power-chords standard that rules the genre today.

“Where We Come from It Never Snows” — they hail from San Diego by way of Hawaii — is a record worthy of a listen. Released by Up At Nite Records (the punk/indie imprint of increasingly prolific Syntax Records), it is high octane with no additives, a solid demonstration of keeping it real.