Who wrote the official review for this EP?!
5
By JHawkins
The author of the original review should have his head stomped with a golf shoe. To use words and terms like singsongy, ska (please, will somebody learn the difference between a reggae riff and Ska...), cali punk, lacksadaisical, tease - it is an injustice to the artists. Simply put, this EP is great. Those of us who have spent time behind the business end of the punk scene know that it can take time to write, finance and distro an album, especially when you're taking it as serious as I believe Dead to Me is. The group is a pairing of talented, experienced, sometimes hard-knocked artists who seem to make their songs a way of venting, explaining their failings, reaching for redemption and empathizing with the low income bracket youth who make up their listeners. Cali-punk is a term distasteful, especially to us from California and even more so, Northern California. I'd prefer to describe them as street-surface poets, akin to the Clash, the Jam or the New Town Nuerotics, but not an imitation. Be thankful that in this economy the band gave you five great songs for only a few dollars... and if you want more, go to a show. And stop calling California cali...
