Pet sounds
Be
Your Own Pet may look like your typical young and snotty punk
rock wannabies but after taking their sophomore album Get
Awkward for a spin, you find out quickly that not only have
they matured a bit since their debut but that their music is pretty
damn catchy.
They also now even have some controversy to raise
their profile because their US label, Universal censored and deleted
three of the album’s tracks because they were deemed too
violent. So apparently, Be Your Own Pet and Ice T’s Body
Count has something in common. How’s that for hardcore?
All of that aside and either, with or without the
three tracks (they are still on the UK and Australian editions)
Get Awkward is a bona fide success with its sharp tongue
lyrics and the pogo bouncing style of lead vocalist Jemina Pearl.
Her sneer and attitude oozes out of this record and easily puts
her up there with the elite of the riot girls.
The pace is fast, the tracks are in your face, the
lyrics are to the point, and Get Awkward is the punk
record to own now, making Be Your Own Pet a band to watch out
for as they take over 2008.
Robyn Gatsby
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