The ghosts of many punk/rock bands hover around this record; often there are strains of The Ramones, occasionally an injection of glam pompishness from vocals that are reminiscent of Marc Bolan and a touch of Iggy and The Stooges weaves its way through many of the heavier tunes. It’s all pretty old school in essence, but wrapped around all the retro nods is a much more contemporary veil that helps to pull a record that may have sounded old fashioned very firmly into the present day.
“Night Bus or Milk Train” is quite a difficult album to pin down; it’s often quirky and imaginative with some interesting touches. The D.I.Y ethic is very apparent, it comes through in the lo-fi production and really suits the kinetic style of the record. Strangely, indie darlings the Moldy Peaches spring to mind on some tracks and even weirder is the 60s tinged pop feel that brings to mind chart bothering ‘kids’ McFly.
There are some good tracks like ‘Dial Xero’ which has 60s kitsch pop appeal blended with the indie sweetness of the Moldy Peaches and ‘Out Faking the Fakers’ which starts with a Hell Is For Heroes style riff then dives full on into glam punk territory. The good moments on this album really stand out. There is certainly bags of potential here, and the decent tunes are really good, showing you just what this band are capable of.
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