The Scarred

At half Mast

Basement Records

3.5

 

Listening to the Scarred's latest effort At Half Mast leaves me a bit torn. It rides the line between radio friendly Punk Pop and 90's Punk nostalgia. Its the kind of thing I can envision getting thrust into heavy rotation on a major radio station. But the Darcy Crash-esque raspy vox give it just enough edge that it stirs up a bit of my inner hard core. Songs like 21st Century Girl are ( hopefully ) delivered with a wink and a smile. As they shout about suburban girls with Betty Paige haircuts. Their closeted fathers and respectable junkie mothers. Standard fair for the burbs. The lyrics may be a little light in some places but The Scarred is still a solid band, that knows their shit. They play tight catchy tunes with bad ass bass lines. Still no matter how solid they are there is something about their energy that gets lost in translation. I get the feeling that The Scarred is one of those bands that may be bestappreciated in person where you can get fully wrapped up in what I suspect is some seriously infectious energy.