The sophomore effort from Tuscon, AZ's punkest quartet is a sizzling affair, with dueling guitar riffs, pulsating and pounding skins and apt songwriting. "1+1=Ate" (Estrus) and The Knockout Pills seem influenced by the Buzzcocks' school of songwriting; there's a considerable emphasis on melodies and '77 punk's sonic spirit seems omnipresent.
The album is worth it alone for the opening track, "Target H," which has more hooks than an entire Green Day album and is topped off with a flaming guitar solo and even has some handclaps tossed in for good measure. It's the kind of song you want to hear again and again - after you just played it.
Fortunately the band doesn't blow its load on the first track. On the whole, "1+1=Ate" is a rewarding experience because of tracks such as "Teller 159," which sounds like a lost Mudhoney outtake and "Wait For the Apex" which pays homage to the garage rock of yesteryear. The Knockout Pills rank right up there with The Thermals and The Marked Men (and any of the Dirtnap Records roster) for top of the line pop-influenced punk-rock-and-roll.
MP3: The Knockout Pills - "Target H"
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