Blistering Dissonance Blistering Dissonance CD
Skate punk out of Asheville that brings to mind the early years of Fat Wreck, sounding a lot like GOOD RIDDANCE and PENNYWISE. Production is sharp, but there are a lot of sloppy moments where it sounds like the guitar is trying to catch up with the drums and vice versa. Nothing really wrong with that, though. It adds to the punk experience. The vocalist is easily the strongest element of this band, charismatic and loud with a whole heap of range. There’s a decent amount of bitingly clever political content here, as well as a couple charming tongue-in-cheek tracks that popped me quite a bit, specifically the potential IGGY POP homage titled “I Wanna Be a Cat.” The closing track “Killing Machine” has an industrial feel to it and is easily the best song on the album. I’d love to hear more of that style from them. All in all, a fun album, but not one I’d see myself returning to often. The kind of band I’d love to see live whenever they rolled through town, though.