Motion City Soundtrack
The Future Freaks Me Out
(17/11/03 Epitath Records)
If punk becomes anymore sugar coated, then its rotten stench will start attracting culture vultures like pop idol contestants who scour around for what is popular and devour it mercilessly. Thanks to Sugarcult, Avril Lavigne All American Rejects and admittedly to a lesser extent Motion City Soundtrack, who produce forced and whining lyrics coupled with soft and sappy guitars are a bigger insult to Joe Strummer than if they were to piss on his grave whilstsinging a collective version of ‘Skater Boy’. Never mind the future; it is what’s going on now that is quite freaky.