STRAIGHTJACKET: Modern Thieves: CD

Jun 13, 2007

Nothing flashy here, just straight ahead punk. As Todd alluded to in his review of their 7” in the last ish, there’s hints of greatness here, but oftentimes I feel that it stops just short of those possibilities. Like watching a prizefighter who strings along his opponent, I keep waiting for a knockout blow that never seems to materialize. Instead there is a string of solid body blows and jabs to the face that do the job over time rather than all at once. A good record, but I wanna be KO’d.

 –Eric Carlson (TKO)

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