Topper Topper demo cassette
Five-song debut demo from Dublin, Ireland’s TOPPER, a fun, sloppy punk band that I’m sure many people would call an Oi! band these days, given the repetitive nature of the songs and the gruffness of the vocals. Some of the songs are pretty catchy, but I mostly chalk that up to the band having more “whoa”s than a BÉTON ARMÉ set. The drawback is that the vocals sound like they’re being belligerently shouted at you across a crowded bar. Look, I’m as guilty of recycling riffs in my musical projects as anyone, but some of the tracks on this demo are just too blatantly lifted. I don’t care what year it is, a MISFITS riff is always going to be a MISFITS riff. I won’t be able to hear any of your words about telephones while my brain is working out whether the maggots in the eye of love will copulate or not.