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Puke: The Sound of Puke

Bluuurgh! Anti-social anthems of discontent address fast food franchises, teletubbies, pigs, greedy c**ts, the royals and TrueBliss. The songs are bloody funny, even better read as lyrics and the liner notes offer entertaining explanations for each cut. Basic punk stylings pound the humour into submission, allowing deadly serious disgust to seep through. Some material seems dated or is recycled. What is important though, is the fierce independence Mike Puke demonstrates by refusing to be sedated by mainstream popular culture. He’s spitting bitter pills rather than wallowing in negativity and while the music may border on the horrendous, the ideology implores vigilance. If society makes you sick, you may well enjoy singing along to Big Fat Rats and Chicken Fucker. I wondered what happened to Mothertrucker records and it’s heartening to see they’re still keeping it real. Buy it for $20 from 11 Duke (not Puke) Street, Sawyers Bay, Dunedin.

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