Sounds like a slightly more frantic version of the Statics with aspirations of purveying the divine sassiness of Cudzoo & The Faggettes or something. Songs like “That’s Just Gross” and “What’s Inside Your Lunchbox?” seem to extend the promise of something primal and squishy but fail to deliver on their bountiful potential. On occasion, I get a whiff of the Fiends We Have Come for Your Beer album, but mostly I just sit around waiting to be sent into orbit in some way, shape, or form and then open my eyes and the record is done and I’m still sitting in a pile of dirty socks. Not bad, but not exceptional, and the dark gods of the sky blue pink demand exceptionalness. You have been warned! BEST SONG: “Attack of the Bumblebees” BEST SONG TITLE: “That’s Just Gross” FANTASTIC AMAZING TRIVIA FACT: Yeah, I don’t know who puts a hyphen in “wet willy” either.
–norb (Heel Turn, heelturnrecords.com)