Battering out adrenalized punk-pop like the ignoble West Coast revivalism of
Pennywise and
blink-182,
Unwritten Law stake their claim on tolerably catchy riffs and singalong choruses that make
Green Day seem like
Laurie Anderson futurists. Wade Youman's convulsive drumming keeps things alive only to an extent. Like many in the Southern California area, they probably assume there's an inherent countercultural statement in photocopying old
Undertones records or tackling weighty subjects like hating surfers and getting rejected by girls. ~ Dean Carlson