…Go Down Swinging!

Skate Punk Bliss

Unless you were an avid local music fan in Boston during the early 2000's, then you most likely would've only been exposed to this group via Guitar Hero or Rock Band, as was the case for me! That's fine however, as my curiosity led me to check out this record.

Right off the bat, Day Late Dollar Short kicks it off, and this song should bring out some Rock Band 1 memories. It's a killer track with an incredibly catchy chorus and tasty guitar leads.

Callout is a bonus track from Guitar Hero 1, and so is Laughtrack from Guitar Hero 2. The latter being my favorite of the two, with it's jaunty rhythms and changing tempos it's possibly the best track on the album.

The band is no stranger to doing covers and The Primitives Crash is a fine example of the band taking the classic song and punking it up so to speak.

The rest of the album is all solid as well, providing catchy skate punk that's energetic and to the point. Full of fast guitar leads and Rancid-esque bass fills. It's not reinventing the wheel, and most likely won't blow your mind, but it's hype and gets me moving and I love it for that.

"You're always hanging on to last year's next big thing
A top ten list of fads gone by"~