Prevenge

I just saw this Montreal punk rock quartet open for 88 Fingers Louie at Foufounes on August 1st and they blew me out of the water, or in this case, off the beer-soaked floor. I downloaded their album from Juiceboxdotcom.com (a free record label) when I got home and gave it a listen. Here is the true beauty of this band: it’s like they are not even playing their music, there are no points in the album (or live) that they are trying to keep their timing, counting down what comes next or trying to remember the lyrics. The music seems to come as naturally as playing covers of their favourite tunes. They glide through songs that were written by lovers of the music for lovers of the music (FUBU for punks). Each song is a catchy, rhythmic coalesce of simplicity and respect for the art of making music for nothing else but having fun. This album is the reason punk rock exists, and should keep us coming back to it year after year. - CJLO