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The key word here is urgency. Bratmobile's Allison Wolfe and Erin Smith have worked with Mark Robinson (Unrest, TeenBeat Records) to create a Bratmobile-esque sortie of Punk-Rock fire. Wolfe's injured, reeling vocals saw through single-note guitars while the drummer pounds feverishly on the ride and snare. It's all done at breakneck speed, but there's not a boom-tat to be found and the arrangements are simple -- two or three parts, one dynamic, and more collective anger than a coliseum full of Yes fans. No doubt Cold Cold Hearts could whip the local veterans' hall into its dues collectors' worst nightmare.
- Kelly Bauman