No matter how bad your life seems, these guys can make you feel better. With lyrics about self loathing, alcohol abuse, suicide, my-daddy-never-loved-me issues, and my-ex-girlfriend-cut-out-my-heart-fried-it-up-in-a-pan-ate-it-puked-it-onto-the-floor-and-jumped-up-and-down-on-top-of-it goodness.
These guys are something of a guilty pleasure for me — definitely not for everyone. Something about their raw garage-type energy, combined with an unexpected production value, makes my foot go tap, tap, tap.
Here’s another one that’s probably new to most people…
I bought their digital box set a while back, and this album was definitely the best of the bunch.
If you dig on any of the post punk acts that are around today (e.g., Fall Out Boy, 30 Seconds to Mars, Hawthorne Heights), then do yourself a favor and check out this little-known group.