Po’ Boy Swing are graduates of the same musical school as Faith No More, Scatterbrain, Sweaty Nipples, The Beasties, and others of the funk/rap/metal genre.
An ambitious young band. Tackling questions of the human spirit and the dark seduction of losing yourself in the crowd, Raine Maida’s voice strips bare.
While this Canadian trio has only been touring since ’94 (in their chicken and egg costumes), their debut 15-song CD is a solid collection of punk ditties.
Is it indie? Post punk? Noise pop? They play too well to be punk. The production is too good to be noise. They don’t sing well enough to be pop. A keeper.