The Distillers

VINYL FORMAT. "If you believe that punk rock started around 1975, the year 2000 would mark its 25th anniversary. At the end of the 1990s, not many of the early punk bands were still together - the Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Damned, Sham 69, and the Dead Boys had long since broken up. But punk's influence remained strong; young punk bands were still emerging, and countless alternative rockers claimed punk as a major influence even if they weren't punk artists per se. Recorded in December 1999 and January 2000, this self-titled Distillers [album] is a throwback to the raw, in-your-face aggression reminiscent of late 1970s/early 1980s punk. The person who brings the Distillers' lyrics to life is lead singer Brody Armstrong, whose screaming, jagged vocals are definitely on the abrasive side; no one's going to mistake her for Enya anytime soon. Armstrong was only in her early twenties when this [album] came out, which means that ironically, she wasn't even born when the Sex Pistols were formed in 1975... The Distillers reminds everyone that punk has yet to outlive its usefulness." - Alex Henderson, All Music Guide