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Imagine the ugliest Honda Civic driving by your house and all you can hear over the engine is Arlen Gun Club playing on the speakers. That’s the mental picture singer/guitarist Leo Martini hopes Arlen Gun Club’s brand of 00-era emo-inspired pop-punk will paint. On their debut self-titled album, the band really nails that sound. “We started kinda writing 90’s stuff,” Martini said. “Honestly, I listened to a lot of Nirvana growing up and that’s my main inspiration for making music.” “I listen to a lot of the late-90’s early-00’s emo,” bassist Jacob Durham added. Although it could almost be mistaken for a long lost Drive-Thru Records release circa 2002, Alren Gun Club’s album is able to channel their vintage influences without sounding trite. The songs are catchy, moody and fun. The album is out now on streaming, but the band has plans for physical media as well. “We were lucky enough to partner with a couple labels. Our main label is Rat Poison Recordings and she’s doing all the preorders with shirts and