Album Review – STICK IT OUT – Today’s Dump

Valery Records ( Release date – Out now)

‘Friends, Romans, countryman, lend me your ears’ a quote attributed to one of Rome’s most famous sons and one that Rome based rock ‘n’ rollers, Stick It Out, hope to harness. Today’s Dump is the band’s second album, the first being a self-titled effort released in 2009,that they hope will be a building block on the way to expanding their empire.

Punk laden rock ‘n’roll is the order of the day here and whilst the punk sound and attitude are present throughout the actual content is sadly lacking. There is nothing here that you haven’t heard before and it is all very similar, so much so that each track runs into the next with little to distinguish it from the last. The music isn’t bad, just mediocre, which is possibly worse. Surely the whole punk ethic dictates that the music should grab you and slap you around? Stick It Out are more likely to buy you a coffee and discuss the state of the economy.

If you fancy a bit of neutered punk then this could be the album for you, but I have a feeling that another famous quote may be more apt when looking to Stick It Out’s future success and that is ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’.

David Wilson

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