I remember sneaking illicit listens to the Pistols, the shock of finding out what Funland at the Beach was about, and being amazed by the anguish and promise of Rise. We Live Here reminds me why Punk remains relevant. And it's damned fine music.
In the dim dark 80s there was a bar in Sydney where "nurses" in white uniforms under brutal neon lights would pour test tube shots down your throat for AUD $5. That experience is this song.
Dickensian sensibilities, operatic, and insistent. Dominated by a repetitive riff like a searchlight in the sky during the Blitz. It's 'V for Vendetta' compressed into 4.5 minutes. Compelling. Brilliant.
Hints of a classically trained voice over folk/rock/punk distaste for normality. Hang here for the rhymes and the sugar rush of a chorus. 8/10 - would rebel against society again.
Laredo is slow, paranoid country - quintessential only if you're not really paying attention. I tip my hat to a meandering love song for a life sketched in longing. Laredo or not.
It’s P12 grit sandpaper and dirt encrusted between your toes. It’s Moe’s bar at 10 AM. It’s Lophroaig + cigars. It’s a dog licking open wounds. It’s Polish alt-country and I’m richer for having heard this remarkable EP.
Simple chord progressions? Yep. Driving drums? Yep. Slightly hackneyed lyrics and backing harmonies? Yep and Yep. You’ve heard it all before, but it’s still as fun af. Worth buying? Yep.
