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Scatter The Rats (LP)
L7
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Amoeba Review
08/10/2020
On Scatter The Rats, L7's first new album in two decades, the '90s legends summon their original energy and spirit for a no-frills set full of muddy guitar riffs and snarling vocals. If you're feeling nostalgic, “Burn Baby” is a freewheeling, grungey throwback for you and “Proto Prototype” is satisfyingly sludgey. “Garbage Truck” is more of a punk rock stomper and the chugging “Stadium West” throws in a little psychedelia. The real outlier here from the band's old sound is the melodic track, “Holding Pattern,” with its catchy, head-bobbing chorus.