So here is another band with a Canadian sounding name, but they’re from New York. Lead by Sam Weisberg on guitars and vocals, Worst Case Ontario plays a grungy kind of alt. power pop that will appeal to fans of Miracle Legion and Bob Mould. The high energy jangle rock of “You’re Glib” opens the album up about a certain couch-hopping celebrity. “Purge” almost becomes a full jam, before it gets to the melody and some great lyrics about a crazed girlfriend with bullimia. Then the album heads into full Pixies/Husker Du mode and doesn’t look back with “Go Deaf or Get Married.” John MacDonald and Weisbergs guitars dominate the sound, and they get rather heavy on “Red Light District” with a Chili Peppers meets Pavement vibe. Unlike other bands of this style, these guys use every toy on the guitar amp and we even get a Echo and The Bunnymen reverb on “Quit Your Stumbling” so every song isn’t a carbon copy of the same punk pop sound. Sometimes you wonder if these guys aren’t metal heads in disguise too, with the screaming vocals of “Flake.” Well, my Nirvana fanboy self enjoyed it. If you like any of the bands I mentioned, this band is worth checking out.
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