Standard UK punk, slow and passionless. “Future Girl” has a unique intro and cool ’60s guitar break, but on the whole this effort isn’t as strong as their 1980’s debut. The vocals sound like Gene October of Chelsea.
The A-side has feedback and a bit more spunk than their last offering, but its catchy riff could benefit from even more oomph. “Rock” vocals and banal themes mar the measured flip. This band never quite lived up to their potential.
A seven-song guitar/beat record. Slow tunes, lots of raw guitar, straight beat, psych feel, but not enough rage in the vocals (a touch of SUICIDE would’ve appealed) or feedback noise in the guitar. Otherwise, decent.
“Walk on Glass” is an outstanding song which builds on a basic rock ’n’ roll riff (like the one in the “Peter Gunn Theme”) and half-spoken female singing that explodes into a raw guitar frenzy when the chorus rolls in. Really cool! The flip, with its guitar rave-up, may be even better. This new SoCal band could be great if they don’t move in a more commercial new wave direction.
