Fires in Japan recommends:
Self Titled
by Left of the Dial
If jawbreaker and iron chic got into a fist fight, their teeth hitting the ground would sound like this.
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Purgatory, Quebec
by Farler's Fury
Think about this: How many bands have a bagpiper playing lead guitar parts? Not Dropkick, not The Pogues. These guys, on the other hand, do and make it sound kick ass with a drunken Canadian swagger.
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Probably the best punk album, as in first listen, repeat listens, as well as the best crafting of a punk album, I've heard in recent years. Osker was my favorite as a kid, as Banner Pilot is mine now.
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