Hoo boy, is this ever a corker. Hank Wood & The Hammerheads have really outdone themselves on their sophomore outing. Debut "Go Home" was a rawkin' slab of garage punk that captured hearts and repulsed ears all over the country. I wondered how they'd ever be able to top the vitriolic disgust of "Murder" and "I Don't Play Games." However, "Stay Home" doesn't go down that road. Still an ugly, bumpy, distorted ride, Mr. Hill & Co. have instead decided to focus on adding keyboard flourishes and jamming as many killer riffs into these songs as possible. The result is something as compellingly nauseating as Chicken McNuggets: you know there's pink slime underneath the synth breading of "The Ghost" (the circle), "In Bookings" (the boot) and "In Space" (the diamond), but you just want to keep cramming them into your mouth. More fries please, and keep the sauce coming.
HANK WOOD & THE HAMMERHEADS - "STAY HOME!"
Toxic State Records 2014
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