�WHAT I CAME HERE FOR�
(EP/ CHOCOLATE FIREGUARD)
This is the Huddersfield-based band�s delectable debut EP, and - even from simply staring dumbfounded at the CD cover - the innocent soon-to-be-listener-and-in-turn-fan of the band can�t help but be intrigued by this trio when there�s a sticker declaring that Geordie from the huge band Killing Joke has produced this 4-track release. What�s even more incredible is that, far from having been recorded in West Yorkshire, these four songs were recorded in Prague of all cosmopolitan European capitals!
As for the music itself, a melting pot of Pop, Rock and Punk elements coolly coalesce to set the stereo speakers on fire, as the anthemic and highly energetic �Lipstick� launches the EP as it means to go on, with �Love� hitting out with the grungy growl of Hole�s music.
All tunes are short, sharp and in-your-face, propelled by strong guitar riffs (here their �Truth� for the proof), and there�s even three bonus tracks that include two live songs plus a crafty remix of �Love.�
Mary Jane is a fem-fronted outfit, as Teri Flynn sets the band�s sound alight with her feisty vocals and music-anchoring bass-lines, allowing Rachel Goulding to thrash out on the guitar and sole male Ben Carter to smack his drum-kit half to death.
So there. Now you know. They�re what YOU came here for�
(review by Steve Rudd)