Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution

Advantages Amazing, intelligently written Skacore
Disadvantages None

...'Everything Goes Numb' is another album from the mind of Tomas Kalnoky (of 'Keasbey NIghts' era Catch 22 and Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution fame). Streetlight Manifesto, the amalgamation of half of the original Catch 22 line up and half of One Cool Guy, specialise in writing intelligent, lyrically outstanding skacore that is influenced by a number of musical styles which - going past the obvious mentions of punk and hardcore - include anything from classical to russian folk. 'Everything Goes Numb' ineveitably faces comparisons with (effectively) its predecessor 'Keasbey Nights' and in every way (originality, quality of music and lyrics etc) it is a much stronger, and darker (without infringing upon the inherent upbeatness of ska), album. Here is a quick run down of the tracks on the album: 1.Everything Went Numb - An excellent... Read review