Punks go Oy! in the night

The first track, "Atomic", sounds sludgy and fast enough to have come from an early eighties SST compilation.  The song establishes the band as neo- traditionalists regardless of whether they are in fact familiar with the term.  "Number Eight" take more of a hardcore approach, laced with unintelligibly fast singing and palm muted verse sections.  In line with their old school punk ethos, the band never lets songs go longer than 3 minutes or have much in the way of guitar solos.

The third track, "Roller Coaster", is more of the same Oy!-ness complimented by tandem back up vocals yelled on the chorus.  Other highlights of the demo include "Six Pack Love Song", the most tuneful and melodic of the bunch that borders on punk balladry.  Also included is the mandatory politically minded/humanistic gravitas on "Survive" and Gloria Gaynor its not ("I'm already under the ground!").  "The Episode" flexes the most muscle of all the selections, shelling the listener with a blast of punk fury and "Fuck You" choruses in just over two minutes.  If your heart still burns for classic punk unfettered by pretention or cross-over appeal, check these guys out.

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