From the Netherlands, Union Town came in under the radar in early August to play a handful of low key UK dates. I caught their Brighton gig, and was suitably blown away. This, their debut LP, purchased at said gig, has been racking up serious mileage on my turntable ever since.
At their core, Union Town are very much under the influence of mid Eighties D.C. hardcore, with Embrace, Gray Matter, Dag Nasty springing to mind, and by definition well crafted songs that are built around taught and passionate music that I instantly connect with. As witnessed by their live set, the four players in Union Town are very accomplished musicians, and that’s evident in the final delivery of these 9 songs, where they take the fundamentals of their roots, and then inject a mighty powerful shot of their own rocking style and inspiration. The production is incredibly sharp, and the end result is very much a Euro-sounding record. If names like Sink, Seven Sioux, Brambilla or K-Line mean anything to you… then I suggest further investigation on your part is required.
Check out opening track “Regenerated” on the player… this is easily one of my favourite records of 2008 so far.
Pete Craven