Rapid Response

'Rapid Response...runs through covers of Cock Sparrer and Amebix in addition to two highly topical ('We were coming home from Denver and the DNC…') originals. Take or leave the new songs, depending on how much like news dispatches you enjoy your punk rock, or vice versa, but give Leo credit for nailing this internet thing and accompanying the tracks with a few thousand words of explanation, relevant references (the songtitles have links to the articles that inspired them! It's just like House of Leaves!), Shelter jokes, etc. 'First of all,' says Leo, doing his best Kanye West, 'don't get on my case about recording quality, excessive compression, distortion, etc.' Song #1, 'Paranoia: Never Enough,' links through to a Washington Post article on domestic surveillance; 'Mourning in America' directs you to the Wikipedia page on Southern Strategy—you get the idea. Read along, caveats, clarifications, amendments, and all, and enjoy:' -Village Voice