Ellegarden

Riot On The Grill (Denko Secca/Australian Cattle God)
by Scott Hefflon

Wow, after the last Denko Secca release, I was expecting chaos rock, but this is clean-sung, layered harmonied pop, perhaps the Japanese version of, I dunno, over-caffeinated New Found Glory or something. If you’ve heard High Standard, you know the manic pop punk potential, and while this is radio pop, there’s something less MySpace-tested than American boy bands. Get these guys on the mp3 CD, cuz an authentic metal intro to a Lagwagon-type tune will blow minds ’round here.
(www.australiancattlegod.com)