“Wake Up” indeed… what a fun album this is! The follow-up to Monikers’ 2006 EP “Eat Your Young” is filled with the kind of gritty punkrock that we all learned to love thanks to The Larry Arms and Jawbreaker.
Fronted by former Discount guitarist Ryan Seagrist, Monikers wrestle their way through 12 cuts on “Wake Up” with “Absentees” and “What Doesn’t Kill You” as the album’s definite highlights. They could use just a bit more excitement though but whether the songwriting or the relatively flat production is to blame for that, I’m not entirely sure.
All in all, it’s obvious that these guys have what it takes to write a fine bunch of songs and I’m pretty much convinced we haven’t heard the best from Monikers just yet.
Score: 7 out of 10
http://www.kissofdeathrecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/monikers
Score: 7 out of 10
http://www.kissofdeathrecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/monikers
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