Eschewing vocals altogether this time ‘round, Night Birds drops four wall-scarring, wave-shredding surf punk tunes into your earhole with the same mix of tension and precision that’s made all their previous releases stuff to marvel at. Given the righteous “California” punk feel to their output, it’s still mind-boggling that they hail from New Jersey. East, west, plain fact is they’re one of the best out there right about now, so if you haven’t gotten acquainted with ‘em yet, I seriously recommend you do so ASAP.
–jimmy (Wallride)