ABOUT THIS ITEM

Eat Skull's "Sick To Death" received worldwide accolades for its frantic pacing, unimpeachable lyric quality, and nugget after nugget of pop hooks buried under a gob of lo-fi muzz. On this follow-up, fans and critics will find a cleaner, more inimitable Eat Skull at work. Frontman Rob Enbomhas outdone himself with both lyrics and structure on "Wild And Inside", and the band as a whole rises to the challenge of nixing the lo-fi tag for a sound that's less... antecedent. Gone is the wall of crud that prevents discerning listeners from identifying the instrumental play-by-play; in its stead, a set of crafted songs recall the paisley punk of The Last and the rural-delica of Great Plains, as well as nodding to the sanguine pop of early Flying Nun bands such as The Double Happys. "Wild And Inside" is a grower for the ages. It breathes deep and exhales perfectly. This is primo scuzz of the highest order, none of that limp-wristed NME favoured crud, this does the job. Lo-fi wall-of-crud sound replaced by a set of crafted tunes that take influences from the Paisley Underground, Midwestern psychedelica, and the early Flying Nun roster.