Chixdiggit!
"Pink Razors" CD
Bad Taste Records /
Fat Wreck Chords
Genres: pop-punk
Bad Taste
Box 1243
221 05 Lund
Sweden
Nov 8 - 14 2005 |
The pride and joy of Calgary, Alberta (along with
the Flames), Chixdiggit! have been polluting airwaves with
their brand of pop-punk justice for the past fourteen years. Pink
Razors is their first record for Fat Wreck Chords, and it sees the
band in full force, squirting out thirteen infectious, poppy but punky
tunes. "Welcome to the Daiso," "C.G.I.T.," and "Nobody Understands Me"
seem to be the most melodically successful songs here - "C.G.I.T.'s" monster chorus
is especially strong, while "Nobody Understands Me" is
ridiculously catchy but lamely angsty. The surrounding cast of
songs is pretty solid, with only a bit of filler ("J Crew," "Good
Girls"). Many tracks get by on noteworthy, chant-along choruses
("Koo Stark," "Jimmy The Con"), and it's this type of immediate
catchiness that helps Pink Razors succeed. To those not
particularly enthralled by formulaic but successful pop-punk, this may
not be your best bet; however, if power chords, angst, and zippy pop
are your cup of tea, Chixdiggit!'s new record needs to find
itself in your collection. 80%
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
13 tracks + 1 hidden, distributed by
the label, released 2005] |