Sauce

9/10

Not having heard of the Last of The Believers before I wasn’t sure what to expect, but when I heard they were meant to be along the punk line I got instantly excited! For all you punk fans who have virgin ears to this band, get the hell out to your local and get it - you’ll like it!

The opening track, Dissent, wastes no time setting out the knives and forks ready for a big feast ahead. Musically speaking and coming from a string of punk bands myself, these songs are definitely written with the right frame of mind and hold true to the traditional “two minute punk song” ethos - endless lyrics about being strong, dealing with your missus and other assorted high rollin’ punk life issues, put forward with energetic and exciting guitar riffs and traits.

And drums!, Did I forget to mention all the drum playing and tracking on this album is an absolutely supreme example of punk style drumming - fast, tight, loud… INSANE!

The cover art though doesn’t really portray a typical punk band’s outlook, probably more like some sort of Rod Stewart piece of crap and if you were in a CD store you’d probably look right past it.

All the lyrics are printed inside the sleeve alongside a trendy picture of the beach. The album credits, etc. are inconveniently hidden behind the actual disc itself, making it a bit hard to read them without it seeming like some sort of eye puzzle. All in all, the music rocks out hard and is very typical from the likes of Bad Religion, Sum 41, Pennywise, and Spankpaddle.

MATTHEW LABEDZKI