I'm a big fan of Starter Jacket's Decisions album from last year and Lanny Durbin and Matt Sailor are present here in the offshoot, Local Drags. Where as Starter Jackets leaned more on 80's Power Pop with plenty of Pop Punk. Local Drags are far more straight ahead.
There will be comparisons with The Replacements, aren't there always, but Shit's Lookin' Up nods more towards the likes of Cheap Trick. They are at their best when the pace quickens up, Trash Bones being an obvious example.
Plot Holes is classic FM material, a real guitar-athon, even the slowed down Metal Guitar Winter has a mini Guitar orchestra. Plot Holes is the real gem here, it's classic Power Pop, very 70's New Wave, in fact wonderfully so.
Overall there's a real 70's feel here and the album is Ramones like in it's say what you've got to say and move on to the next song. 10 songs, 22 and a half minutes and get the next album out. This is a really impressive debut and begs the question of which band has more legs. Perhaps a mixture of both is the answer.
You can listen to and buy the album here.
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