The Ramones, The Dickies, The Briefs, Tubeway Army, Parker From Thunderbirds all spring to mind if your wanting reference points to describe the sound of Lyons The Scaners. IT’s upbeat rapid punchy in your face hooks galore with guitars, bass, drums and synths. That’s pretty much it in a nutshell like being punched in the gob by some wackos with dayglo shades and a shit-eating grin across their faces.
‘Random City’ sounds like Tubeway Army playing The Ramones and absolutely nailing it. You should know how this plays out, its a dozen songs lasting about two minutes each all packed with melodies and gang choruses and sandpaper raw guitars buzzing around a rock-steady punchy beat with accented synth stabs here there everywhere! There are exceptions to the rule mind. No, I’m not suggesting there is a country and western track tucked away and neither is there a heavy metal track about dragons and fire but ‘Space X-Ploration’ clocks in at a prog bustin’ four minutes. Four fuckin minutes mind, wow. Most of that the intro to be fair which sounds like thunderbirds are blasting off and the video will be yoghurt pots and fishing wire with a paper mache moon you can imagine the drill now. The body of the song is a banger to be fair. I love the song and the instruments just work perfectly.
‘Galactic Race’ carries on a theme with a fantastic Diggle like guitar slash that is like Buzzcocks playing Devo right in the ‘Why Can’t I Touch It’ pocket if that song were on speed. ‘X-Ray Glasses’ is a much gentler tune well, when I say gentle – it’s slower and purposeful with a great bass guitar throb. ‘Spin Like A Record’ is like The Briefs just straight ahead punk rock goodness. Imagine The Ramones if Johnny wore a keytar, not a Mosrite well that’s ‘Don’t Run We’re Your Friends’ or at least in the same ballpark.
Over the course of these twelve songs, fans already on board will be delighted with what they hear.as The Scaners kill it throughout with a most excellent bunch of tunes and if you’re looking for some top-notch punk with a twist then you might just have found your new favourite snotty punks.
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