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• City Lights [Youth Riot, 2023] A-

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City Lights [Youth Riot, 2023]
From Seattle, to quote their terse, comprehensive bio: "an imperfect, live, energetic, human statement made by 3 imperfect, mostly alive, yet rapidly deteriorating bit players of various Seattle whos and whats of a time long ago and soon to be forgotten." But these 13 songs in 27 minutes are so energetic and human that by track three they prove that forgetting that time would be a major waste. Not punk in any purist or formalist way but with a speed, economy, and drive rock and roll seldom got near before punk gestated and took hold, they never claim or even aspire to a youth that for them has clearly passed. "Gravity is feeling very heavy lately," they report. "I'm a mom I worked all day," they continue. "Even on the grayest day, morning always comes," they promise. Which is how they got to make this record. A-