Those with a penchant for a less candy-coated Pop Punk experience will find plenty to enjoy.
Pittsburgh protest band Anti-Flag dial down the angst on their latest album to give something a little more accessible.
Produced by Benji Madden of Good Charlotte, there's tempered rage on the Rancid-like 'Digital Blackout', plenty of happy Pop Punk references on 'Trouble Follows Me', the Green Day-tinged 'American Attraction' and more than a nod in the direction of Less Than Jake' on the Ska Punk of 'When The Wall Falls'. There are even tinges of Billy Idol on 'The Criminals'.
Those with a penchant for a less candy-coated Pop Punk experience will find plenty to enjoy on 'American Fall', and the noticeable commercial appeal should push the band a little more into the mainstream.
Mike Newdeck