NightFreak Midnight in Memphis cassette
NIGHTFREAK’s Midnight in Memphis cassette captures twenty minutes of frenzied, beer-soaked punk’n’roll from this Chicago three-piece, recorded live at the Lamplighter Lounge in Memphis last year. The seven tracks blaze by with vocal-chord-shredding intensity, and while NIGHTFREAK’s energy made me think of bands like the BRONX or ZEKE, their execution is not nearly as tight. As a live recording, it sounds surprisingly decent, and the band’s unhinged spirit comes through loud and clear—way more visceral than on their self-titled album. Recommended for anyone who likes their rock turned up to ten and running on pure adrenaline. If they can channel all this piss and vinegar into their next studio release, I’m all in.