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The Plastic FanTastics DNA Productions
The debut release by this New York City band is equal parts synth pop, punk rock and glam sleaze. There are strong hints of Marilyn Manson on songs such as "God Damn Radio" and "So Far Away" while "With You Inside Me" is very reminiscent of The Jesus And Mary Chain. "Sorry I Killed You" is almost like a dark, electro-tinged update of the Guns N' Roses classic "Used To Love Her" and "Untitled 97" sounds like The Cure if Robert Smith had gone industrial rock instead of mope pop. The EP closes with "Never Go Away," a song that sounds like something Trent Reznor forgot to include on Nine Inch Nails' The Fragile. Definitely an impressive debut from a band capable of mixing up its influences without ever sounding completely like any one of them.
- Jonathan Williams (Music Editor)
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