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What’s up Sorry State readers, I hope everyone has had a good week. On Tuesdays when I come into work, I like to flip through the 7” section and see what catches my eye. This week a copy of Vatican Commandos’ Just A Frisbee caught my attention when I noticed on the hype sticker it referred to the band as “Darien, Connecticut hardcore punk legends.” This piqued my interest cause Darien is the town I was born in and where I spent the first couple years of my life, so I decided to check it out. To give a little back history, Vatican Commandos were formed in Darien and were active from ’82-’85 (until a reunion show 25 years later in 2010). Just A Frisbee is the second EP released by the band and even features cover art from a then eighteen-year-old Rob Zombie. I threw it on the record player and was almost immediately hooked. The first song, (We’re) Tipping Cows, is self-explanatory. It’s a song about sneaking up on sleeping cows and tipping them over and it’s fucking awesome. This album features some pretty sweet drums and really catchy basslines and riffs. It’s just a lot of fun to listen to, and knowing it was made by a group of dudes from where I grew up makes it even more enjoyable. Snag a copy of this first reissue of the EP in almost 40 years.