(Shredder)
Quite possibly the most prolific group of costume-wearing, three chord loving lunatics in Canadian music history, Vancouver's Bil, Fil and Spot McRackin (who favor egg suits, dog costumes, loud noises and crazed beats) follow last year's eight-song Short And Sweet with another smarmy, eight-rant blast of hyperspeed Dickies-meets-Misfits-meets-Descendents fun 'n' furious snot nosed pop.
Boasting big, sweeping, punked out guitars, Raspberries-worthy bubblegum hooks, giddy three-part harmonies, and playful lyrics about stuff like Chinese Food ("Dim Sum"), best friends, being a McCrackin (Get Crackin' "), loud music, slapping the monkey ("Slap The Monkey"), mass murder ("Willy Killigan") and, on the surprisingly acoustic, amazingly melodic "What Comes Around," gleeful revenge - the McRackins prove once again that clowns still rule. Check out the band's slightly strange web site at: http://www.bunglehead.com/mcrackins/index.html
