Surprise! When I received this record from The Ratchets for review, I only just realized that it is an EP. Let's see if I need longer for this review than it takes to listen to the four songs.
Let's see if I can manage not to mention the name of a band that immediately came to mind as a comparison. The Cl… Eddie & The Hot Rods!
The Ratchets are from New Jersey, have been around for a while, and have re-released B-sides or other pieces that are rather difficult to find. This could be particularly interesting for fans. It mainly makes me curious about the band's further work because, let's be honest, four songs are over quickly. If these are the B-sides, then the rest is surely also very solid.
I had to find out from the info text that The Ratchets are from the USA. Aside from the lack of a corresponding accent, nothing really indicates that this is not late-70s English punk rock. Rather moderate tempo, a slightly messed-up sounding singer, but always good melodies. So clearly produced that you don't have a wall of sound or mud, but can hear the instruments, which benefits the simple, melodic, and somehow yearning lead guitar.
If you like something like this (like I do), you have well-made supplies here, because admittedly, you can't listen to the old bands for the 500th time anymore.
Epilogue: Time went by faster than I could write.
