Raw and energy fuelled
Having reviewed Ragweed's live record last time I was curious to hear what they sounded like in a studio setup and actually, this five-track EP is not that much different in sound; that's a good thing though.
OK, so it is a slightly cleaner sound without the muffled blanket of the live record, which allows you to hear the tunes, the great bass lines and off kilter riffage but only just, they haven't lost any of that intensity in translation and there is still a scratchy, surf-rock type scuzz overlaying the band's angry punky-indie-rock.
The trio's tunes may threaten to make your ears ring but they also make you dance; those bass lines are cracking and coupled with the mile-a minute riffs, drumming and Tom's spot on vocals, (just on the right side of barely contained angst), it's a seriously energetic and raw combination that deserves your attention.