Young punk bands should have anger. They should – in the words of Skid Row back in 1989 – be the youth gone wild.
Noah And The Loners get it. They are supposed to scare my generation, the problem is when on “Crash Landing” singer (maybe that should say lead “sneerer” (which I’m not even sure is a word) Noah Lonergen offers “this calls for parliament burning” I’m in full agreement. As long as they get that racist bitch Bravermann first…..
That they follow this with the 84 seconds of filth and fury that is “Just Kids” is enough to prove they’re the real deal. Ignore them, talk down to them and patronise them if you like. But you’ll suffer the consequences.
Less a debut EP, more a statement of intent. Five songs. Less than 13 minutes, but with plenty of texture. “You Make Me (Fall Apart)” rather slows things down, but still sounds visceral as if it’s being ripped from somewhere deep. To be fair it all does.
Produced by Neil Kennedy (Creeper/Milk Teeth) this has everything you need to get excited. There’s a skill about “Losing My Head”, but more than that, there’s an undercurrent of confidence that suggests the band know they’re good.
Bassist Amber Welsh anchors “Hell Of A Day” down, and this, to be honest, is a hell of a debut record.
There’s a lot of young, angry bands – almost like we’ve had 14 years of Tory scum – from Kid Kapichi to Riskee And The Ridicule. Add another one to the list. Noah And The Loners best get used to company if this is anything to go by.
Rating 8.5/10
