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Round Eye &bull; <i>Culture Shock Treatment</i>

Round Eye • Culture Shock Treatment

Imagine a heavy punk-core assault, one with a bad attitude, weird experimental asides, an unhinged vocalist, and a rhythm section suitable for pulverizing concrete. How do you take it to the next level? Add a saxophone.

CJ Ramone &bull; <i>The Holy Spell…</i>

CJ Ramone • The Holy Spell…

Once a Ramone always a Ramone, one supposes, but this is closer to Southern California chug-core than gritty Queens punk. Nonetheless, a fun time.

Naked Giants &bull; <i>Sluff</i>

Naked Giants • Sluff

This goes all over the place, but mostly rocks hard with inventive arrangements and infectious hooks.