Rye Coalition

New Sheriff in Town (Gern Blandsten)
by J. Lianna Ness

Yee Haw! “Cigarette for a Drag Queen” is an adrenaline-soaked opus. Like a car with a 450HP engine, it goes from 0-60 in 6.23 seconds. “Great Communicator” is more distorted than bad vertical hold on a TV and has a redundant guitar line making it sound like the record is skipping. “Jimmy Walkover” features urgh-aagh-bleah vocals and sounds like a mudslide. I know there’s a melody in there somewhere. And you thought all New Jersey had to offer was shopping malls and Adrenaline O.D. When East meets West, it’s a hell of a mess!