This album starts off with a revved-up punk rocker called “Scrap Heap.” The album then becomes a variety of different takes on punk and garage rock, even at times sounding a bit like some ’90s bands like TURBONEGRO, ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN, or the HIVES. They then return to high-octane punk rock’n’roll. The songs are well-written, and I couldn’t help but tap my feet and try to sing along with them.
Not quite what I expected here, prematurely judging it from the primitive biker scrawl of a cover. This Cincinnati band made up of Ohioan and Welsh members who’ve done time in other bands you might know (look it up, lazy) has made the connection between MOTÖRHEAD/ROSE TATTOO-style hard-charging rock’n’roll and the shoegazing Britpop of OASIS/MY BLOODY VALENTINE. No, really. It’s post-punk metal-ish hard rock that leads one (well, me) into visions of a subtler, more introspective MC roaring through the Ohio flatlands, stopping only to talk philosophy at the local coffee mill. The title track, “Throttle,” “Life Is Hell,” and “Pressure Cooker” are tops. Swell. Vrrooooom.
