The Vacant Lot
"Shake Well" CD (Shake The Record Label)
The vacant cranium is more like it. There's nothing more irritating than this perky punk shit, this time from NYC. Come on, NYC is too tough for this extra sweet, song-centered, me-and-my-girl type of crap. The vocals are rangeless, which in punkier things can usually be covered by attitude. Not here. These clowns have no imagination, much less an attitude. Shit, the first verse on every song sounds exactly the same. I'm outta here. (PHILIP)