Los Fiascos Pick It Up 10″
I’m reading that this is a one-man band. If you are a fan of the more milquetoast bands on Epitaph or Fat Wreck Chords, then you will dig this. I feel like maybe with a little more input from other musicians, it would move out of the guardrails and challenge the style a bit. The songs are good and the playing is competent, lots of hooks, fine drumming, regular lyrics for the genre, but he doesn’t sound completely committed to what he’s singing about. I really appreciate the effort, and I respect anyone that is willing to put something out there. However, this is just not doing it for me. Maybe putting together a band and playing live four or forty times would extract a bit more life from these songs.