THE LIVING END
The Living End

You won’t be hearing the phrase "one hit wonder" where this Australian punkabilly trio is concerned. Their aim to integrate the great musician ship of rockabilly with the raw aggression of punk. These three won’t be neatly cataloged. You can hear a bit more than you’d expect coming from this album.

They come on strong from the start with the albums first single ‘Prisoner of Society’, a punk song in the vein of "the Clash". They blend in a bit of ska on ‘All Torn Down’ ‘Trapped’ and ‘I Want a Day’. Which infuse a bit of swing as well. My favorite is ‘Bloody Mary.’ It sounds like the soundtrack of a Raymond Chandler spy novel; very slick and sexy (in a low-down dirty way). They keep on swinging at you until the final song ‘Closing In’. This is a all instrumental rockabilly very smooth and jazzy. You’ll feel like you need a cigarette at the end of it all. The self-titled album is powerful. From start to Finish, the next song is better than the last.
-Reviewed by D.A. Muse