Song Of the Day, March 14, 2006
Every few months, it occurs to me to Google this 45, because I've owned it since I was in high school but I have no clue who on earth these guys are. Unfortunately, all that ever shows up is a few rare records sales lists. At one point, I did find out that guitarist Ronan Heenan and drummer Simon Ryan were later members of the short-lived Irish folk-punk band Lick the Tins, but that's about it. Anyway, "Don't Pass the Buck" has a vague ska pulse to it, but it's primarily just that sort of jittery, echo-laden post-punk that was so popular in the UK around this time. This is one of those records that's undeniably sort of second-rate, yet there's something kind of cool and charming about it that's kept me from getting rid of it when I've been weeding out my 45s. Love that uber-jangly dual guitar part about halfway through, for one thing.
-Srewart Mason
