Kicking things off with the ravaged rasp of the jamming Gin Club, their genius powerhouse harmonies decorate their delightfulness with dreamy delicacy. Their sweeping orchestration is presented in epic elegance with soothing southern songwriting.

The stylish strut savoring Blackwater Fever reaches for a raging riot revolution of raw desert rock. No one is safe when their gritty groove is unleashed with vindictive velocity.

Glamorous garage rockers Intercooler features falsetto flamboyance channeling rave driven beats and synth styled sonics. Their youthful charm refuses to falter and flourishes with spiky injections of crafty and colourful charisma.

Striking more heart tugs that oil the twee tenderness of Texas Tea evokes intelligence through their simplicity of elegant ease. Bold banjo blistering brightness is served with sensitivity and sultry serenading. Through precious poetic pop these adorable Aussies will captivate listeners and make hearts swoon.

Highlighted by the strut swaggering Black Mustang, whose savoring licks ooze sex appeal, their brash bass beat pulverize with throbbing, thrusting grooves and startling sweating seething rhythms You can't fight the will to stay off you feet when their muscular hooks set their ferocious fangs into your dancing shoes.

Equally infectious, the glam glittered Giants of Science are poised punk pop prodigies boasting bratty beats with the gutsy guitar grind of fellow Aussie Angus Young. It's their frantic flexibility to flaunt their hedonistic hard rock chords with a menacing modern approach that gives them their electrifying edge.

The mutilated freak-out of the mind-blowing Mary Trembles triumphs with fuzz fueled feedback breaking through hectic harmonies that fuse bombastic rhythms into white noise nirvana. Mary Trembles constructs a chaotic chorus of low-fi lullabies defined by their deranged density.

Concluding the compilation with the meaty melodies of the grunge inspired Smokestack Orchestra, who's wicked riffs resurge at breakneck speeds. Their exhausting enthusiasm will tear you up and leave you breathless and overjoyed.


-Reviewed  by Tim Estrada
 

Tim Estrada is an intern in radio promotion hoping to one day walk in the footsteps of such oddball music personalities as Dr. Demento and Rodney Bingenheimer by bringing funloving poppy music to the states.