Youth BrigadeSound & Fury

Three Stern brothers slamming through fourteen melodic three-chord rockers closer to pop-punk hooks than blunt hardcore aggression. Sink with California charges on a hopeful, arms-raised chorus, bright and defiant rather than nihilistic. Men in Blue turns anger at the police sharp, with a startling rap breakdown that came years ahead of its time. Cut in a single month, fast and lean and full of conviction. The kind of record that makes you want to start a band of your own.