Description
Awesome female fronted punk. Like 70’s punk. Throw Lilliput, Wire, Mekons, Gang of Four and Victims in a blender and push PUNK. For fans of TV Freaks.
Our take: Debut LP from this Canadian band that plays dense, catchy, and occasionally swampy punk rock. While the labels description mentions Liliput, Wire, and Gang of Four, for me those references dont feel spot-on because those bands are, to some degree at least, minimalists, while Uncontrollable Urges sound is more maximalist. The recording is dense and lush, seeming to take up the entire sonic spectrum and leaving your ears to the weighty task of pulling individual elements from the din. Fortunately, theres a lot to be interested in here. Tracks like the opener Go Alone and Push Back have a spunky, upbeat punk sound that reminds me of Bratmobile at their best, while Your Way Out and Faked It have a swampy, lurching sound like Flipper or even the Scientists. My favorite tracks on the record, though, are ones like Dark Days and The Fear, that have an imposing, apocalyptic quality to them. Theres something of the Birthday Party or Laughing Hyenas sense of grandiosity in these tracks, which makes The Fear an effective closer. As I said, these tracks are so dense with ideas it may take you a listen or two to make sense of it, but its worth the effort.
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