After releasing the debut album at the beginning of the pandemic and with the squeeze on pressing plants That excellent debut took forever to reach my grubby hands which was a real shame and probably a massive ball ache for Helvete’s Kitchen and The Dirts it was probably the album that I had on pre-order that took the longest to get out so when I had notice that there was a follow-up but it was only digital I was pleased they hadn’t been put off by the experience and another bunch of lo-fi fuzzed up sleazy punk n roll was heading to my speakers and sure enough ‘2’ was here.

I can’t remember how I even stumbled across the band which I’m pretty sure is a one-man band from Sweden but I do know they make a beautiful noise and the (At times) almost inaudible fuzz of the first record is still evident on the follow-up but there is a clearer production (if production is the right word) it’s certainly got attitude and the fuzzed up guitars still sound magnificent. The album charges through your speakers in the shape of ‘Waste Of Time’ – all howling fuzz and distorted melodies form the vocals but it has a tonne of charm and boundless energy. Of the nine tracks that all pretty much hover around the two-minute mark, it’s impossible to get bored the record only clocks in at about sixteen minutes long anyway. Punk as fuck!

Buried underneath the avalanche of frantic guitars there are some cool melodies ‘They’re Talking’ is a real thrash and bang but the MC5 fuzz of ‘Don’t Think About It’ is a banger. ‘Mental Problem’ is a real highlight with its rapid nasty garage rhythm and the howling guitar licks reach a pinnacle.

‘Go To Hell’ has a dramatic opening tempo like early Sabbath mixed with some Alice Cooper and then when the drums kick in it’s as punk as you like. ‘End Of The Day’ is a real Rock and Rolla shaking its ass and getting its groove on it’s a great tune – simple as you like with the vocals fighting to be heard with that boogie Woogie guitar. The final few songs are like prog length in comparison all clocking in over two minutes, honestly. We end on a high with ‘All By Myself’ I’ll say the same conclusion as I did after the last album if this was polished and released with fanfare it would be a big winner but thats the loss of the mainstream because with The Dirts dirt its destined to stay in the underground and those of us lucky enough to have them stumble into our collections will be delighted with this second album.

Do yourselves a favour and invest in some of The Dirts music – you absolutely wont regret it. No time for filler this is all killer.

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