The Disappointments
No Charades
The Disappointments punch out three raw punk songs with seemingly political lyrics matched with wired fuzzy guitars and some fast drumming.
Each song lasts just a couple of minutes with a brief blistering solo and just a hint of a hook amongst the crunching chords and angsty melodies. The chord progression of ‘Strike a Bow’, the outro of ‘Not for Sales’ and most of the melodies are the highs with the stark similarity of all the songs providing the only real low.
For a punk record, there’s plenty of credibility despite this band’s diminutive collective age.
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Stuart 'Saur' Smith was a prolific writer for The Mag throughout the magazine's lifetime. He combined a day job of temporary office jobs in London with a nightlife of trawling the capital's music venues looking for talent. As well as writing about music, he was a session musician who featured on a number of singles in the 90s. Today, Stuart is a Chief Writer for Phonotonal.
