Tough Age - I Get The Feeling Central (Mint) 2015
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Two years after the release of their debut, Tough Age have returned with I Get The Feeling Central, a self-reflexive journey through genres that retains the band’s fuzzy, lo-fi sound. The formula for the quintessential punk song dictates a three-minute limit for songs, but while the record is decidedly nostalgic of punk and surf rock (with all but two of its songs barely clocking at longer than three minutes), it never settles on a particular genre. This fluidity allows the band to jump from the sweeter sounds of the likes of Snakes and Ladders and Flamenco Wiccan to the choppy aggression of The Gutter Lemon and New Orleans Square. If you can get past the odd order of the songs, the record is a solid listen.