From Iceland — HÖLT HÓRALOVE ME LIKE YOU ELSKAR MIG

Published July 8, 2005

The snare drum on this album is amazing. Crisp and full, every beat is remarkable. Guitars are in tune, and in good time. The disk also has a 21:18 playing time. Beyond that, the lyrics are chanty “I wanna bum like the others/ bum like they do/ be like the others/ be like you,” and delivered with Ska-style confidence, but it’s just hard to get drunk enough, or dumb enough, to tolerate the overall package. Still, there is that snare drum. It’s a damned good snare.

Worth two beers for the snare drum. Costs four beers.