Album Review: Indonesian Junk - "Living In A Nightmare"
Signed to the excellent Rum Bar records, Indonesian Junk have been slowly making a name for thesmselves in the last couple of years. Hailing from Milwaukee, the group are clearly in thrall to the poppier side of '70s NYC punk and, let's face it, that's always likely to go down well with us. I have to be honest, Livin' In A Nightmare gets off to a bit of a slow start - Kind of Girl and One More Try (the latter featuring Kurt Baker) are slightly sluggish mid-paced efforts which clearly owe a tip of the hat to the more melodic side of the Ramones' output complete with vocals which sound like a cross between Joey and Stiv Bators but you kind of wish there was a bit more muscle in there to push things along. Happy to say though, Livin' In The USA rights things in style with a much needed dose of snotty aggression to kick things up a gear. The almost '60s style power-pop of I Don't Mind provides a bit of an unexpected twist as well which is always we...