Labels: Grave Mistake
Review by: Alex Deller
This is way fucking cool: 15 demo and 7″ cuts from Night Birds, a newish punk act with a definite Agent Orange / Adolescents / Circle Jerks flavour, albeit one that’s been dosed with the modernity of the Observers or, just maybe, a grumpier take on what Onion Flavored Rings might be doing if they grew out of songs about science n’ girls and decided to take a gun into work. Tracks like ‘Midnight Movies’ and ‘Bad Biology’ are simply great while pick of the bunch has to be ‘Living In The Middle’ thanks to its weird dips, pained harmonic wails and lyrics that seem to concern medicating yourself into a numb if mediocre oblivion. Really good stuff, and now I feel like I’ve got to track down not just the original vinyl but also the forthcoming LP whenever it lands this side of the pond…