Official debut EP from Carnoustie's favourite punk band – heck, on the strength of this, there's no reason why they couldn't end up as Scotland's favourite punk band – and it's six tracks of solid gold.
They kick off with “Home”, their own homage to the joys of Carnoustie – not!! - starting it with a shit hot riff that the Sex Pistols would have killed to own, before the band fires up and this punk-rock rampage, complete with raucous but well delivered vocals, Sham 69 choruses, and a chorus with more bite than a shoal of piranhas, all propelled by the rock solid bass, fast-crunching drums and the guitar firepower, provide this stunner of a disgruntled slice of punk power. Without a break for breathing, they accelerate like an out of control freight train into the even more powerful “Would You Go Out With Me” that absolutely enshrines everything that the finest seventies punk began – solid choruses that you could never play on the radio, red hot verses, heated guitars, driving rhythms and even the odd twist and turn instrumentally, along the way, but just one total blast of what punk is really all about, a modern Scottish punk band summing up thirty years of the stuff in three minutes, to utter perfection. “One Day” shows the other side of the band in action and that's their ska roots coming out, as this spat-out lyric strides out over this lurching, solid ska-punk backing complete with ringing guitar leads, all doing what good old ska should do and that's positively defying you to stand still. About halfway through. They accelerate the pace, still keeping the flow of the track intact, as an instrumental break ses a shining lead guitar strike out over the train-ride rhythms and just as you're thinking they're gonna go right back into the track, once again without a pause for breath, it's right into the joys of “Money Falls Down The Drain”, an absolute gem of a song that is just timeless. Over a backing that's a mix of ska and sparing punk infused with melody and touches of both Clash and Stranglers, the lead singer relates the tale of the guy “who loves to go wasted and go out the weekend” and it's so well written, so utterly catchy, so wondrously enjoyable, you'll be singing along in seconds, have the thing hanging around in your head for ages and want to play it over and over again, smiling every time you hear it. Smile is what you do throughout this CD, it just so darned enjoyable. Straight into “Remember The Time”, another punk-rock rampage with a biting, urgent, lead vocal, ferocious guitar riffing, added harmonies on the chorus – another you can't play on radio, and you just gotta love this band – another fast-paced tight and solid performance from the band and another slice of scorching, drily, wryly, don't-give-a-fuck infused punk rock splendour. They finish the EP off with “The Doctor”, another slice of ska, this time even more anthemic, the song so wondrously tongue-in-cheek (maybe), with another heady chorus leading from just as heady verses, all of which propel a song that's just wonderfully written, pure sung-punk vocal, a backing that you can't get out of your head and – just as you're bouncing along – they only go and explode into this roaring finale that takes the song into a wild punk-rock ride to the end. Then, after all that, there's only one thing to do – play it over – you know it makes sense.
Rooted in the past, it's absolutely up to date, totally timeless and will be just as enjoyable in the long-term future – don't let this pass you by, or you will regret it.