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Epitaph Records -- Millencolin

Odds are if you are reading this review you are not cool in the traditional sense of the word. You are/were probably not a star football player in high school. The “hot” girls at your school probably don’t/didn’t sit at your lunch table. You probably hate/hated your high school gym teacher. Exclaiming to your friends, “I had sex with (insert random girl's name here) last night,” is probably a phrase you have said less than twice in your life. You probably wear eccentric band shirts that cause people to give you dirty looks. Witches with Dicks are not a cool band, but that is what makes them so awesome.

Manual is a 20-minute album that evokes a person to jump around and yell fuck a lot through a punk-pop style that is very much Dillinger Four / Off with Their Heads / Broadways-influenced. The opener, “How to Cook 40 Humans” is about kids who never really find a passion in life and fuck up a lot. The lyric, “Are you one of those kids, who’d skate by, never had to apply their heart to something that wasn’t a sure thing,” says it all. The next song, “One Whopper for the Copper” is about police taking rights away from kids. The line, “Your uniform poisons your heart” is one the majority of the punk population should be able to get behind. My favorite song on the album is, “Fuck All Lindseys,” a song that I feel is about wanting to rebel but never really doing such.

In conclusion, Witches with Dicks do a breezy, fun punk rock affair with Manual that might be as cool as the right-side-up of the pillow, but is just as comfortable.



People who liked this also liked:
Dead to Me - Cuban BallerinaOff with Their Heads - HospitalsDillinger Four - Midwestern Songs of the AmericasDillinger Four - Situationist ComedyOperation Ivy - Operation IvyBad Religion - SufferNOFX - The DeclineThe Weakerthans - Reconstruction SiteWitches with Dicks - American Railroads [7 inch]Against Me! - Reinventing Axl Rose



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    Posted by assgoblin on 2008-02-02 20:24:46
    My Score:

    shitty review. good album

    Posted by anarchynate on 2007-09-16 15:50:01
    My Score:

    i think it's a pretty killer record...i've been stuck on it for days..
    all my love, Nate

    Posted by Albert_Belle on 2007-08-10 11:09:58
    My Score:

    Hey, I was voted most athletic back in high school. Not everyone on this site were losers growing up. Pretty good album.

    Posted by ConsolationPrizefighter on 2007-08-10 01:09:20

    Repeated myself. I'm a douche. I wasn't trying to sound cool, I was just trying to be a non-factor for the second time.

    Posted by ConsolationPrizefighter on 2007-08-10 01:08:37

    I went to high school with their drummer...I should really get around to checking them out haha

    Posted by ffwoodycock on 2007-08-09 21:44:12

    v no, just the first two, i believe

    Posted by SilentStorms on 2007-08-09 18:35:36

    Are all the tracks Simpson's quotes?

    Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 12:24 PM (EDT)

    I heaven't heard this yet but in the debate of best pop-punk albums I didn't like The Ergs! latest as much as Dorkrock and while the Copyrights have some of the best pop-punk songs of the year on their album it isn't overall as strong an album as a whole. J Church takes the cake.

    Posted by rocktopus on 2007-08-08 19:36:17

    "the Ergs a run for their money for pop-punk album of the year"

    Nah mate, I think The Copyrights have got that.

    Posted by dietcokeofpunk on 2007-08-08 12:46:43

    the first paragraph doesn't describe me at all, but i do like what i've heard from them so far.

    Posted by ffwoodycock on 2007-08-07 17:21:43
    My Score:

    i fucking love this album. one of the best of the year

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 3:57 PM (EDT)

    Best new album of the year, some of you say? I don't know about that. But it is a pretty solid release and you could do worse than picking it up.

    Posted by ChokingVictim on 2007-08-07 14:29:47

    fucking love it

    Posted by skankin_in_the_pit on 2007-08-07 14:22:57

    Great album. It definitely gives the Ergs a run for their money for pop-punk album of the year. I think I prefer this album, though.

    Posted by halfcutskeleton on 2007-08-07 13:53:05

    This sounds good. I liked the simply straight forward review. I must admit, that name made me want to skip over this review.

    Posted by hubitcherkokov on 2007-08-07 11:22:42

    Great Simpsons references in a few of their song titles. The name is pretty hilarious as well. I'll have to give them a listen.

    Posted by LMChc on 2007-08-07 09:55:14

    So... warlocks?

    Posted by givemeamuseumandillfillit on 2007-08-07 09:49:06

    I'm buying this.

    Posted by insinceredave on 2007-08-07 07:27:31

    Enjoyable review, I will check this out

    Posted by Rocktopus on 2007-08-07 06:53:14
    My Score:

    Ha ha.. Great review. Just starting to get into this record. Good stuff.

    Posted by NotPatriotic on 2007-08-07 06:22:22

    Wowsers, hey thanks punknews for editing my shitty writing. I didn't think you guys would actually put this up. Even though I didn't write that pretentious last sentence the review is cool, my conclusion sucked anyway. I am sorry to any girls who read this review, it was heavily male slanted, as you can see. This review doesn't do the band justice and I don't think the myspace songs do either. This is a really good album, definitely in my top 5 for the year. Now I am anticipating the Red Dons, Epoxies, and Regulations albums.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 5:11 AM (EDT)

    worst namer ever. alot of hype although wasn't really loving the myspace. will give it another try

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 4:20 AM (EDT)
    My Score:

    Probably the best new album I've heard this year. Everyone discredits these guys saying they sound too much like D4, and while there might be a comparison, they definately have a sound of their own. The only band I'm looking forward to more than these guys at the Fest is Larry Arms. And only for their promised Broadways covers.

    Posted by istapledmyfoot on 2007-08-07 02:34:30

    fucking catchy

    Posted by ihateallofyou on 2007-08-07 01:50:54

    Spot on. This band is the new hotness.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 1:34 AM (EDT)

    that might be either the best or worst band name ever. i'm not sure which yet

    Posted by ozmanx on 2007-08-07 01:34:30
    My Score:

    I thought it would have lived up to the hype that one user talked about last week. After 3 listens it got pretty boring. Oh well, it's nice background music though.

    Posted by ConsolationPrizefighter on 2007-08-07 01:31:07
    My Score:

    Turns out I went to high school with their drummer. Shows how much I payed attention to the NH scene.

    Posted by feeeding5000 on 2007-08-07 00:09:50

    Nice first review, NotPatriotic! I've liked a lot of your comments on stuff, so it's good to see you doing a full review. Hopefully I can find the time (when I'm not sleeping, doing school work, or working at my shitty shitty internship) to review some more. Anyway, that intro paragraph really, truly spoke to me. It's like me, only with slightly less body fat! Hooray for NotPatriotic and real pop-punk.