Maintenance Man
The Whole World Hates You
Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt
"12 members, 8 tours, 13 recordings, over 300 shows, forever DIY, endlessly broke, eternally blessed . . . so what happens now?" This line in the liner notes captures it best. These hardworking punks here lay down some different and new material with these four songs. "Tender" starts things off showing this band making the shift into emo-land. Then they slam back out into the middle ground between new school hardcore and old school punk with "Bloodwater." The guys are stinkin' serious on this recording, and they play like they mean it. I'm impressed. The fourth track, "Metal," even has a melodic punk pop a la Dogwood feel to the impassioned vocals. Awesome stuff! Maybe the band will get more of the recognition they've worked so hard to deserve... So, what now? For ordering info, write: Quietboy Recordings, PO Box 126562, Benbrook TX 76126