Storm Boy Beast Machine Theory CD
This is a pretty perfect example of a band that’s not doing anything wrong, but just doesn’t bring any novelty to the genre of melodic late ’90s/early ’00s punk. This is worn-out Chucks music that is played competently, recorded reasonably, and presented without fuss or pomp. That said, it doesn’t keep my attention, and sits squarely in a space of music that is inoffensive and impossible to quantify. I truly think these folks have a blast playing these tunes, and I hope they continue to do so for as long as they can. I’ll cheers to them for getting up there and doing the thing, but I just cannot see myself returning to these songs.
