Discount are one of the best pop-punk bands out there, and this, their debut, showcases their best qualities very nicely. Usually pop-punk bands tend to be a little air-headed lyrically, and 'just for fun', but Discount aren't too bad on this side either, which is another reason to love them. If you like Team Dresch, the Soviettes or any feel-good pop-punk for that matter, Discount are essential listening.
Perhaps this review explains the band's appeal better than I can:
Discount is one the best bands to come out of the 90s, or at the very least one of the best punk bands. Yet they have none of the incendiary bombast found in seminal groups like Los Crudos or Born Against. Part of it may be that Discount is a pop-punk band - that's right, you heard me. When did pop-punk become such a bad word? It doesn't have to be. Discount is pure. Riffs that cut and stick to the inside of your skull, perfectly composed songs, and some of the best lyrics and most honest vocals ever caught on tape...
Everything this band recorded is more than worth your hard-earned dollar. This album is a triumph - it lacks the clearer production of some of the later material (not that I oppose a good recording), and that roughness really complements the songs and gives them a lot of charm. And some of their best songs are right here on this little piece of plastic: the inescapably catchy "K.V. T-Shirt", and the absolute pop-punk masterpiece "Lights Out", which is anthemic as fuck and terribly heart-breaking. Discount's songs are serious. This is music that doesn't wink and smile. It's not ironic or sarcastic. It isn't humorless, but it's not trying to make you laugh. It makes you feel. Discount is so honest that it fucking hurts.
| 1. | Waiting By The Wayside (2:27) | |
| 2. | Malarie's Mission (2:01) | |
| 3. | K. V. T-Shirt (2:06) | |
| 4. | Half The Time (2:01) | |
| 5. | Milly (1:44) | |
| 6. | Lights Out (2:24) | |
| 7. | Streets (1:54) | |
| 8. | The Sun Comes Up (1:38) | |
| 9. | Her Last Day (2:12) | |
| 10. | No Surprise (1:58) | |
| 11. | Tomorrow Will Be (2:02) | |
| 12. | Everybody Everybody (1:58) | |
| 13. | It's The End Of The World (2:57) |
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