Night Birds - Mutiny at Muscle Beach

Things have been a little quiet around the D.C. Sniper Headquarters due to vacations and work and overall laziness, but we're back. Not too long ago we saw an invitation to get an advanced copy of the upcoming Night Birds album and review it. Naturally, we jumped all over that invitation like a fat kid to a candy bar. And boy was that candy bar delicious!

The boys come out with both guns blazing on the opening track "I'm Wired" and transition right into "Life is Not Amusement For Me". Both songs make me want to circle pit around my car at red lights. So. Fucking. Good.



Anyway, after a week of listening to this album I would have to say that "In The Red/In The Black" is probably my favorite song on here, but that was last week. This week my new favorite song is  "Left In The Middle" and I can't get enough of it. I'm a sucker for sing-alongs. Songs like "King Kong" make me wish that I had the lyrics to this album because it sounds silly and great at the same time. Initially "Son of Dad" was a clunker to me, but I've warmed up to it real quick.

Overall this album is all around kick ass and as we've said before, this band seems to do no wrong. Everything from their cover art to their fun videos to their energetic shows and obviously the music, just show how lucky we are to have them around. Losing their drummer and moving on to a new label has not slowed these guys down one bit. They will be playing shows near you all somewhere and if I were you, I'd be going. Quite frankly, I plan on buying them a round or two of beers when I go to see them. - Malvo

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