Review: Amish Electric Chair - "Straight. No Chaser"
The playfully perverse name Amish Electric Chair dons across their equally morbid DIY cover art gives little indication of the fiery melodic punk contained therein: a fuming concoction of equal parts Anti-Flag, Time Again and Strike Anywhere with their own fervent Midwestern twist. The initial shock of how much the EP’s opener “Social Revolution” sounds like Justin, Pat, Chris and Chris may take a moment to wear off given the familiar sneering vocals, rolling bassline, unabashed political stance and even the chord pattern. However, when it does, a varied but consistent five-song disc emerges. Arguably, the best of the bundle is “State of the Union,” which unlike its opening-number counterpart, seems more reflective than angry as it attests, “Young kids and girls / You’re at the top of the world” above a warm four-chord progression. Like the opener, “Jellico, Tennessee” gives a resounding nod to Anti-Flag musically and lyrically with a simple chorus of “Fuck you, Jellico, Tennessee.” “W