TERMINAL ESCAPE: LESTER

I don’t think it’s possible to describe how and/or why this LESTER tape is so good, so maybe just trust me on this one? I’m thinking about dropping references as varied as GOMEZ and early ’80s Los Angeles punk, but I also can’t shake the fact that “F*#k School!” hits me like the first time I hear AFTERBIRTH’s “Mr. Louis” and if you know what I mean then….then you definitely know what I mean. LESTER are so baseline, so utterly predictable that you almost get surprised when you hear exactly what you expected to hear at every turn – right down to the ballad that closes the tape. It just works, and sometimes it’s better to appreciate instead of analyzing it.