Following several mini albums and a plethora of festival slots MC 16 decided to step up and finally release this debut album so here it is, Ten Sonic bombs dropped through your stereo speakers with skill and controlled aggression and from the opening song ‘Shoot Em Up’ with its pacey attack you are left in no confusion that these three are here to leave nothing behind and give your senses a good kicking. Taking five years to shape to their liking it’s at times a monster canine barking and drooling over your stereo like ‘One From Another’ with its barely subdued attack poking your cranium before the spikey ‘Ground Control’ loses control with a thumping Bassline and whip snap guitar riff being swung around like a rabid dog straining at the leash. Fantastic sound they really captured the mood and barking out the lyrics is the icing on the cake, most excellent stuff.

Having Dave Draper at the controls is a great move because he understands this style and gives it a hefty pair of boots to stomp around in. ‘Can’t Get No Fun’ is a slice of real life on any street with spit and love in equal measures. With songs that resonate with topics from The Anniversary of the Miner’s Strike to data Paranoia and modern warfare it’s not a light-hearted album by any stretch but don’t let that put you off the bark on these gentlemen is absolutely spot on and they gauge the tone of many perfectly well.

‘Tourist’ is shooting from The Clash and Ruts DC territory and that’s handled perfectly as not enough bands are treading that path with this much conviction and style. MC 16 are killing it and the five-year wait is perfectly justified ‘Polytechnic’ asks questions whereas ‘Bricks And Martyrs’ is a thumping no-holds-barred rocker, the guitars cut through the rhythm section and provides one of the album’s highlights. I wear my “still hate Thatcher” badge with pride and felt like knocking up a placard or two when Workers 40′ raged through my stereo – “Up The Workers” indeed. There the album finishes on a massive high and what a high to finish on. I highly recommend you check this album out its a Banger!

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Author: Dom Daley