Comeback Kid

Broadcasting...

Smallman/Warner

Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack)

02/20/2007 11:46am

It's no secret that Canada is home to some of the best names in punk music, and Winnipeg's Comeback Kid are looking to carry the torch (and shove it through your skull) with their third effort. The album is their first without vocalist Scott Wade, but Andrew Neufeld does an admirable job taking his place. Neufeld's higher, less-throaty scream also fits the band's more punk-oriented approach. They've stripped away some of the metalcore aspects of their sound for an old-school hardcore style that brings to mind Swedish legends Raised Fist. The shift in gears sees them not only moving away from genre pitfalls, but also becoming a leaner, more focused outfit, as this is their most concise record yet. Each year we get a definitive Canadian punk album. In 2007, Broadcasting... is it.