The Brides Suburban Vermin: 1996–98 LP
Now this rocks. Chicago punk is known for its vicious guitar sound, and this collection of ’70s-influenced punk is a perfect example of that. It’s pretty lo-fi due to most of it being demos and live recordings from the ’90s, but I think it adds to the charm if anything. The vocals are pretty typical for a punk band, but I think the sheer energy the BRIDES display here is enough to warrant checking this LP out. I like the cover of CRIME’s “Baby You’re So Repulsive” a lot as well. The guitars are raunchy, the bass is groovy, the drums are hard. Listen to it.