Record review

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1 Feb 2000

Randal/Everybody wants to be American

After one look at the magnificent photo sent in by Stoat, I had to listen to their demo immediately. This raucous three-piece is made up of two Wexfordmen and a Russian (allegedly). They plough a freaky furrow of rock with noisy, jagged guitars, rumbling bass and thrashing drums, all rampant with energy and a great sense of good fun.
The demo only features two tunes, 'Randall' (a hilarious song about a local lothario who drives a Hiace van) and 'Everybody Wants To Be American', the latter somewhat reminiscent of The Feelgood's Wilko Johnson at his most machine-gun manic. The overall impression is of a band that should be fun to see live and who exhibit influences ranging from Supergrass to The Pixies and the wackier end of bands like Green Day and Woozer. The fact that the drummer and bass player met at auditions for a new boy band only add to the sense of zaniness. Check 'em out.

[Stoat review-of-review: Supergrass? Green Day? No no. Apart from that, a good review. 9 out of 10]