The Unknowns
East Coast Low
(Drunken Sailor Records)
These guys were made for times when only bar-chord collisions will satisfy. The Ramones taught lessons echoed here, but arrangements are more involved. An Australian accent distinguishes direct, tossed off singing that struts down the middle of the street. Group-shouted backing vocals (especially on "Dianne") recall early Misfits. What matters with influences is what is done with them. And in this instance, they are applied in service of idiosyncratic roundhouses.
Recommended: "Shot Down," "Dianne," "Rid Of You," "Beat Me," "Thinking About You," "I Don't Know," "Deleted"
Video: "Dianne"
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