Review: Street Smart Cyclist - 7 inch EP

Label: Our Neighborhood Records

Released: April 17, 2007 (or thereabouts)

Not since the Minutemen has a band been able to combine such wild abandon with such a high level of musicianship. This three song EP is quite a ride, without a note of music or a second of time wasted. The pace changes are almost too much to keep up with and the intricate triple guitar approach loosely weaves around the rhythms. The lead vocals are raw and passionate with backing vocals that are at times wild singalongs and at other times forlorn discord. The band knows just when to let the music run away and when to rein it in, just when to be complicated and when to be to-the-point. Street Smart Cyclist packs more music into these ten minutes than many bands get into a full album. (The cool silk-screened cover doesn't hurt either.)

Rating: 8/10

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