Review - Bodyjar “Strange
Harvest”
CD EP on Shagpile through Shock!
“Strange Harvest” is the new 7-track CD-EP from Melbourne nouveau-punksters Bodyjar. This sweaty & shirtless foursome
hail from the same mould that brings most offerings by Spiderbait, Frenzal Rhomb, Green
Day, The
Ramones, The
Offspring but with somewhat of a commecial
bent here & there (namely in the opener You
Say and in the live closer Glossy
Books). In between, however, the team is let down a bit, like in the
“slightly heavier” rendition of They Might Be
Giants’ Racist Friend -
sorry, but I missed the calypso feel altogether!
There are a number of bands treading this type of board today; many to
the acclaim of overseas punters. Bodyjar are one of the better-known exponents.
The album, out later this month, is hoped to be a wider selection of studio
stuff to entice more of the music buying public.