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NOTE: LPs were shipped to us from Australia and arrived with noticeably dinged corners.
You've been selected for a mission - the mission at hand is to save the world. Your race and your planet, life on earth as you know it is doomed.
You'll be sent to PLANET UGLIES - where anyone but the finest need not apply. After lying largely dormant for five years and navigating countless delays, your favourite band are back with the best record of all time. 10 tracks of hardcore rock and roll for the adoring masses.
Our take: We carried the first full-length from Australia’s the Uglies way back in 2017, and now they’re back with their follow-up, Planet Uglies. If you’ve forgotten what the Uglies sound like (I forgive you… it’s been a long time!), their music lies somewhere in the nether regions between early 80s snotty and sarcastic punk (think Adrenalin OD, Dayglo Abortions, maybe even early Screeching Weasel) and Australia’s long tradition of beefy, high-energy rock and roll. The latter comes out in the excellent guitar work, which is as hyperactive as you want it to be without losing the Malcom Young lurking way in the background… imagine Cosmic Psychos jacked up on speed and a battered copy of Jealous Again. The production is big and bright without being slick, bringing in high-minded accoutrements like background vocals, but using that resource mainly to sound bigger and meaner than they might have otherwise. The lyrics are irreverent as hell, with titles like “Make Me Dumb” and “Big Turd International” giving you a good idea of where the Uglies are coming from. While the Uglies sound a little more pro than a band like Personal Damage, they’d happily blow their nose into the same snot-soaked rag.