On their second album, this grop from the small town of Torquay, Australia – just a stone’s throw from Geelong and still within comfortable driving distance from Melbourne – sets off ten punchy instances of dead-aim Garage Punk of the almost stereotypically australian-sounding variety that seems equally indebted to Saints, Birdman and New Christs as to some classic AC/DC-style shredding and regarding more recent happenings, the likes of Split System, Pist Idiots and the earlier works of Civic heavily suggest themselves here as comparisons or, in a way, this may also kinda be the record those disappointed by the shockingly lifeless latest Mini Skirt LP would have wished for. This is some completely old-fashioned Rock’n’Roll that largely plays by the established rules but makes it all work thanks to a neverending stream of catchy hooks and determined performances.
