Blatant Finger

"Eight for the Road" EP

89 Records

Genre: punk rock, punk

Columbus, OH

Dec 2, 2008

I�m not all that up on the fine divisions between punk subgenres, but the press materials for Blatant Finger�s new EP depict Eight for the Road as a mish-mash of early American punk rock styles. You�ve got some Califonia skate-punk, some Midwest hardcore, and even a dash of East Coast influence. So, punk rock then. These songs are decently spirited but altogether pretty bland. Covers of The Rolling Stones� �As Years Go By� and classic Poison ballad �Every Rose Has Its Thorn� add a little familiarity, but don�t remedy a lack of originality. Perhaps the classic punk stylings of �Not in Our World� and EP-best �Heart�s Done Breakin�� will be enjoyed by genre enthusiasts; however, taken together this is fairly cookie-cutter stuff.

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[Vitals: 8 tracks, distributed by the band, released September 2008]