Seattle’s Amber Pacific looks for promise and hope, while they see everything cascade around them. They are a band which have been around for more than a moment, and their sound has this evocative and infectious quality. From the beginning to the conclusion of their album All In, the songs clearly reflect chances lost and the weight of burdens.  

Pop punk gets a bad rep, but we know there is always diamonds in the rough, bands and artists that show up and show something different. Amber Pacific do this well, cutting in and out, breaking the tension and the mold. They have been around for moments when peace had real strength too, when happiness counted, and smiles were noticed.  

There is so much to like here. That rebellious nature, the gravitation towards rock and punk, the little snippets of emotion, that hunger for validation. Throughout the record, the band show they still have it, that they own the stage, and that is the best outlook.  

Sink Or Swim starts off like a pure pop punk banger, and the riff shudders through all the commotion. The lyrics tell us that the light is failing, and age is passing on, grinding the bones and the heart.  

Unbroken begins with brilliant percussion, then the guitars sound supreme, and the lyrics depicts struggle and desperate signs. This is some of the band’s best work.  

One Step Away opens again with chugging guitars and a great framework. The band describes darkness and cutting fights. Love comes into the equation, though it becomes busted.  

Amber Pacific show their strength in honest situations, and their music still resonates.  

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