Spunky debut from homegrown girl urchins
riot girl spawned a generation of female dominated bands that sounded
like they had the weight of the world on their shoulders. that,
definitely, is not PENS. product of a London scene steeped in the
lo-fidelity and ecstatic exuberance of US bands like No Age and Times
New Viking, this all-girl trio rattle through tales of delinquency like
"high in the cinema" with barely a seconds reflection. luckily, these
scuzzy punk nuggets cranked out on budget organ and tinny guitar,
largely succeed in transmitting the spirit of excitement they were
surely conceived in.