I totally missed Bored and Loving It, the debut EP from LA-based Xray Xeroxx that came out last April. Then Richter Scale picked up the EP for a UK tape release, changing the title to Johnny Rotten Is A Fascist Pig—a deft marketing power move!

It’s easy to see why Richter Scale wanted to release this EP. Xray Xeroxx plays super poppy and sloppy garage punk that’s likeable from the get-go. It’s uncomplicated fun really, waahoo-ooohs included (Bored and Loving It), as well as delightfully moronic choruses (“static cling//clinging to that thing//static cling//clinging to that thing” in Static Cling), Ramones vibes (Radio), and classic late ’70s punk jabs (the title track: “i just wanna be anarchy//yeah right”).

Love it.

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