Formulaic power pop-punk Tim Armstrong would be proud of. The Crackdown are good at it. Fast and tight. The bass in particular is pretty bloody catchy. Look this is definitely a magazine-punk band rather than a street-punk band, but that’s not an inherently bad thing. Just not to some peoples’ taste maybe.

The inclusion of Rosie Tatt’s “Nice Boys” is unnecessary, out of place, and a bit of a letdown, but it’s by no means awful. The band simply seem more suited to Me First and The Gimme Gimmes-style covers, punking-up pop songs as opposed to attempting songs that already have some oomph. But maybe that’s just me being precious. Whatever, this is a solid little foot-tapping outing for the Crackdown. I’ll give it a second listen for sure.