Rotary Club Sphere of Service LP
Punk four-piece from Reno. These guys sure know how to stick to a theme and really work it to unique angles. Themes of telephones were very present throughout the record. Besides the titles of some songs (“Touch Tone,” “My Landline,” etc.), I loved how they included other elements like a phone dialing in the chorus of “New Communication,” or the chanting of a phone number in “My Landline,” or even just the more subtle elements like having a good amount of call-and-response in the vocals, mimicking a conversation had on a telephone. I just loved the unique edge they brought to their fast songs with witty lyrics and classic punk energy.