Single title:
MFDS
Artist:
The DeathSet
Label:
Counter
Apparently The DeathSet have shortened their name from The Motherfucking DeathSet, and one can only assume this was done for commercial purposes. Frankly, there are bigger barriers in their way than a bit of foul-mouthed flippancy. MFDS is inane high-school punk music, slightly deconstructed, fuzzed up and set to a (rather weedy) drum machine. To boot, the remaining tracks are interspersed with some fairly naff vocal sampling. MFDS conjures images of Japanese pop; girls with pigtails, neon outfits, ravenously chewing gum and pulling faux sneers. It's a light-hearted affair but an acute lack of sophistication makes it slightly irritating more than anything else. [Chris Cusack]