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Review by: Samuel Fowler
Who are Iron Chic? Why have I never chanced on them up until now? This
is deeply irritating. I have clearly missed out. I gather this LP is a
recording of a demo they put out in 2008. I further also gather that
they have ex-members of Latterman and Small Arms Dealer. But if that
revelation looks like it might put you off, don’t let it. Iron Chic
are better than both those bands by a factor of a lot.
I was always going to like this anyway. This sounds exactly like what
might of happened if some’d fed the Lawrence Arms a load of sugary
snacks before they recorded the Greatest Story Ever Told album. The
similarity is more than cursorary. The hooks are huge, without a doubt
live this shit is infectious. I’m assuming all hairy chests and bros
hugging round the microphone.
Doubtless labouring the point, but this is really REALLY catchy,
probably the only scruffy punk band I’ve heard in ages that can really
make the hairs stand up apart from maybe someone like Chillerton, and
yeah, that’s a solid comparison actually. Since they released this,
they’ve put a few newer things out that sound even better..
ridiculous.
Guys scrunching up their eyes as they yell their hearts out? Songs
with distressingly good guitar playing? 2-3 singalong choruses per
song? Any of these things appealing to you?