Review: Small Towns Burn A Little Slower - Morality As Home Entertainment

Posted on 14 January 2006 | 1 Comment

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Punk

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I am not ashamed (and will readily admit) that I am still a fan of well-played catchy-as-hell pop punk. You know, the kind that sounds best in your car with the windows down and the volume way up.

Minneapolis’ Small Towns Burn A Little Slower is just one of those bands. Their debut full-length Morality As Home Entertainment is out now on Triple Crown Records. It is full of searing guitars and rapid-fire drumming that set the backdrop for one catchy melody after another. And although the songs can easily get stuck in your head, there is a grit to them, and edginess that makes the sugary sweet moments that much more enjoyable.

Listening to Small Towns reminds me of being young and carefree. Their music rekindles that youthful spirit I once had. Even if it is just the nostalgia talking, these guys are still one of the best pop punk bands around today. Besides, how can you not love a band that has covered one of my favorite Rocky Votolato songs and has song titles like “1970 Topps Burt Blyleven Rookie Card?”

MP3 | Small Towns – Forget The Fashion Morality As Home Entertainment
MP3 | Small Towns – Alias: The Bee Keeper Morality As Home Entertainment
MP3 | Small Towns – Suicide Medicine There Is No Place Like MPLS

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