In recent years there's never been a shortage of solid oldschool hardcore punk releases but rarely do they ever feel as refreshing and charming to me as these NYC kids' debut LP, paradoxically channeling the spirit and youthful energy of Washington DC in the early-to-mid-eighties, kinda bridging the gap from the scene's humble beginnings to the rawer side of first-wave emocore groups - think less Rites of Spring and more along the lines of Gray Matter, Government Issue and you're on the right track, more or less.
