The Only Ones
The Only Ones

This one was a real surprise for me. I’d heard Another Girl, Another Planet before who hasn’t? but I didn’t expect the rest of the album to be this solid. It’s got that perfect late-70s energy, somewhere between punk’s ragged charm and power pop’s catchiness. I kept thinking, “Why don’t more people talk about this band?” There’s swagger, hooks, and that slightly broken romanticism that I really go for. What I liked most was how it didn’t just rely on one hit. “The Whole of the Law” is a proper earworm, and “No Peace for the Wicked” has that sleazy, jangly groove I didn’t know I needed. Even when it slows down or gets a bit scruffier, it still holds your attention. I’ll be coming back to this one for sure it’s the kind of record that grows on you and makes you feel like you’ve just discovered a secret classic.

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