Labels: Sabotage
Review by: Kunal Nandi
Formerly a perfectly serviceable German d-beat band with an unhealthy Motorhead obsession and a singer that jumped around a lot, The Now Denial have suddenly belched up a definite contender for punk album of the year alongside Skitkids and Wolfbrigade (or was that last year?). They’re still doing what they did before, but they’ve refined the formula, come up with better, catchier riffs and upped the ante sonically so it sounds totally heavy and harsh. The Now Denial were always a more fun, throwaway proposition compared to the Portland lot, and with the healthy injection of variety (the second track is well swingy) you’ve got something that straddles serious and playful with consummate ease.