LIVE REVIEW: ALT CITIZEN

Check out this live review of our show with THICK and MEAN JEANS over at ALT CITIZEN

“Reckling kicked off the evening’s festivities with a setlist that covered the gamut from grungy punked out blasts, to muscular four-on-the-floor bangers that would make the Ramones proud, to moody post-punk soundscapes with a motorik heart. New track “In My Hair” leapt from the PA with the barely restrained torquiness of a gassed up V8 straining against the battleworn sheetmetal of a desert faded Firebird, amplifying an already powerful track into vibrant new life via live performance.

The tone of the set abruptly shifted gears when leader Kelsey Reckling put down her guitar and handed over the instrumental reins to the rest of the band. Instantly shot through by a nitrous blast of intense playing, Reckling transformed into a dervish of unstoppable energy, pogoing across the stage and delivering staccato stanzas with the deadly cadence of a line of fully loaded Howitzers. Goaded into action, the crowd erupted into a frothing mosh to match the bombastic blitzkrieg coming from the stage.

The band’s wry punk attitude and deadpan demeanor drove home the poetically confessional lyrics with a raw cynicality that flirted with nihilism but never succumbed to contagious apathy. It’s readily apparent that behind their straight-faced, no-nonsense approach to songwriting and performance is a furiously beating heart that underscores just how much Reckling really cares.”

Photo by James Duran