I love Punknews. I have been reading almost daily for around 14 years.

Almost everything about Punknews is great, but the one thing I feel the site lacks is a way to inform the readers of what is going on with the proverbial pulse of the punk world. Some way to gauge what bands are beckoning within the scene would be cool!

So right now in the punk world it seems this band Hank Wood and The Hammerheads has a passionate fan base, but I search on Punknews and their last album doesn’t even have a review…...

So I thought I would try!

If I were to describe and compare Hank Wood and The Hammerheads I would say something like, “a more soul-ish - rock n roll-ish - version of the Murder City Devils.”

The synth is not as up front and in your face as it is with the Murder City Devils, but I feel some of the same sort of vibes. The Hammerheads may be the best punk band to incorporate a synthesizer since MCD (Apologies to The Tranzmitors, The Epoxies, and VCR…. all solid bands!)

One of the standouts for me, “It’s Lonely in this World All Alone.” The song almost reminds me of “I Feel Good” by James Brown. This is followed by possibly the best song on the album, “How am I supposed to Wake Up in the Morning.” The song builds up so perfectly and by the end it is almost impossible not to yell with Hank, “No Baby I don’t wanna live no more, No Baby I don’t wanna live no more, Now can’t you see that I’m slippin, Baby can’t you see that I’m slippin.”

Listening I can imagine Hank Wood strutting around ala Iggy Pop and Mick Jagger, this is especially present on, “Love is a Cold White Tile,” “Nothing But a Man,” and “It’s Lonely in this World All Alone.”

I feel I’m not talking about how punk the album is and that is my mistake. “You Wanna Die,” “Concrete,” and “Trapped Alone In It” all rip and should get any punk rocker moving.

Overall, it is a really solid album and one that differentiates itself from the majority of present day punk.