Hi-Standard
"Growing Up" CD (Fat Wreck Chords)
Jesus, does every grommet around the world want to be a So. Cal. punk rat? Only if they're smart. Hi-Standard are Japan's answer to NOFX and Pennywise. Speedy pop punkers (with El Jefe horns and all) should shake up their little Pacific island like a seven point quake. Damn, that Godzilla's even more punk than me! (TOM)