Jesse & The Rockers
T.I.N.
Reviewed by Brian Vincent McGovern
Melodic punk from Alabama? Can we take it seriously? Sure, we can! Jesse & the Rockers belt out some hypertension in this, their debut record. Considerably tight, but using neo-typical punk rock chord progressions, these guys jump in with both sneakers, and don't let up, from the punchy drums to the well-produced, big-sounding BGV's.
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