Ruth Ruth
Laughing Gallery (American)
by Scott Hefflon
I hated the single “Uninvited” so much I made a frisbee out of it. Guitar powerpop does shit for me, even with a dumb-rock, shake-your-butt chorus. Ugh. Luckily, someone played “Uptight” for me. So I changed my mind. Some really neat stuff here song-wise and production-wise. Great smart-ass guitars, too. For some reason, they sound influenced by Green Day and Joe Jackson… I don’t want to talk about it.