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There’s much to admire in this youthful two girl/three boy’s punk-laced six-track debut. Annie Kelleher has a fine way with a livewire riff, the band gel tightly and eschew the common pitfall of the would-be-thoughtful/actually-plodding mid-song breakdown in favour of sprinting to the finish. And writing of what you know is always smart (see ode to band life, ‘Breadline’, and “There’s money in this... somewhere”). Jen Ollerenshaw’s classically trained voice is admirably controlled but, maybe, a little in its comfort zone. When the music is waspishly angry beneath (‘Relentless’, frinstance), vocals occasionally flicking emphatically into the raw red zone would work wonders for the overall effect. In summary, then: promise aplenty. (Julian Owen)
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