The Exile The Real People EP reissue
Exposing a new generation to obscure Scottish first-wavers the EXILE’s second and final 7” from 1978, this reissue from the awesome Italian archivists at Breakout Records allows you to claim another forgotten fragment of punk history. The title track is tuff stuff, compounding a ’70s hard rock charge with a rhythm section that vaguely recalls RAMONES’ “Commando.” “Tomorrow Today” is standard UK pop punk of the era led by a slinky guitar line. Finally, we land on “Disaster Movie,” a snappy, STOOGES-lite affair that’s the most solid cut here by my estimation. The band’s debut EP has also been granted a new pressing, but if you had to grab only one of them, The Real People is by far the punker of the two records and the one I’d recommend.