If only lyrics like this were made available to anti war protesters, as these are words you just cannot ignore. The vocals on this album are an intriguing mix of Lou Koller (Sick Of It All), early Joe Strummer and a hint of John Foxx (notably in ‘Knuckleheads’). Crashing guitars help to send home the hard hitting messages contained in most of these songs, with titles such as ‘The Bodies Of Journalists’ and ‘An End’ hinting at the no holds barred nature of the album. It is not just the establishment to feel the force of the Lomax anger Modern Life has a dig at contemporary society:

“Dumbstruck millions with heartache conditions. Would justice evade you
if you had the heart to say; What is the reason I got here?”

This is an enthralling debut that will capture the punk spirit in you and set it free.

David Adair