The Poster Children, New World Record (spinART) 9
Champaign Illinois's Poster Children has been through it all - the surprisingly early indie rock hit single, the major label feeding frenzy, the corporate indifference after not selling enough records. After twelve years, they've built their own studio, self-produced their first album, and finally settled into being a consistently excellent band. Known for their piledriving live shows, they have had problems with creating consistent albums. This takes a step closer to solving that problem, but still suffer some filler. When they attempt to toy with pretentious voice overs and new wavey synths they flounder. But on tracks like "Accident Waiting To Happen" and "6X6," they're best when stripped down to the mean, lean, post-punk machine (a la Gang Of Four and Wire) that they're meant to be.
