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Title: Punk Done Right
Review: Deep Elm is one of the best record labels around. They routinely offer promo cds for a penny (!!!) containing many new bands, and they certainly did themselves right signing these guys. To me, they sound like a hybrid cross of early Hot Water Music (especially concerning the vocals) and under the radar era Grade. And this is a very good thing. Their lead single "Doom! Doom! Doom!" plays like you're standing admist a mass of bouncing bodies in a club, and you can almost see the lead singer shredding his voice, spittle flying everywhere. The album is very raw, but satisfyingly so. It is electric, and sparks with energy in spades. But above all, it feels very honest. There is nothing particluarly novel about the album, but there are no pretentions either. It is intensely catchy and enjoyable punk, that is just edgy enough to stay off of most people's radar...but you would do very well to pick this up and give it a spin.
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