Thursday, September 16, 2010

The Bodies - s/t (TKO, 1999)

From California, UK? On their eponymous full-length, these Sonoma boys refuse to lie dormant, by expelling some tuneful Brit-punk clang a la Menace simultaneously with the let's-go-to-the-beach ethos of The Gears. Sample lyrics: "We got the surf, we got the sand/We got the sun, so we got the tans/We got the wine, 'cause we got the grapes/So why do we need the other states?" Tracks two ("I'm Alright"), three ("Tonight") and four ("Down To The Beach") turn the best triple play I've heard in quite awhile. Each out could hide-and-seek on classic punk comps like Beach Blvd, Bloodstains Across California, etc. Will make many Top Eleven lists for 1999.

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