Description

Format: LP, Red
Catalogue No.: DEGA10
Barcode: 0843563163603
Release Date: 15 Dec 2023
Genre: Punk/Hardcore

Standard weight, red vinyl

This Is a Stick Up…Don’t Make It a Murder Review by John D. Luerssen

Lima, Ohio’s Hit the Lights deliver a largely contagious, if not sometimes lyrically underdeveloped song cycle known as This Is a Stick Up… Don’t Make It a Murder. But if pop/punk is your bag, this Colin Ross-steered troupe will give you plenty of excuses to singalong. From the irresistible “Bodybag” to the addictive “Speakers Blown,” these are anthems for MySpace-addled dudes and chicks. Early disciples might balk at HTL’s decision to recycle “Save Your Breath” and “These Backs Are Made for Stabbing,” as well as the title track from their debut EP Until We Get Caught, but these Matt Squire (Panic! At the Disco) produced versions are clean and mean. There are a few inadequacies (like the just-OK “One Hundred Times”) in the midst of an otherwise fine disc, but the enthusiastic parting shot, “Make a Run for It,” is sweet redemption.

TRACKLIST:
1. The Call Out (You Are The Dishes)
2. These Backs Are Made For Stabbing
3. Three Oh Nine
4. Bodybag
5. Talk Us Down
6. Save Your Breath
7. Sincerely Yours
8. One Hundred Times
9. It’s All The Rage
10. Speakers Blown
11. Until We Get Caught
12. Make A Run For It