The Psychotic Reaction - Genre Music Is The Enemy

I first wrote about The Psychotic Reaction back in 2005. I was taken with their slightly offbeat approach and skewed indie-rock sound. Fast forward over two years and I am landed with a copy of 'Genre Music Is The Enemy' on CD. This is a 7 song mini LP or maxi EP (I never know what to call these in between releases). And it's a far more coherent record and dare I say a far more conventional one. The band have obviously improved over the two years - and I am warming to this new CD with each player. - although I do find myself wanting the band to continue to push outwards with their sound exploration. I find it hard to pin point the bands exact influences - but there's a strong sniff of post-punk about the band - mix in a dose of noisy guitars and some 1960s psychedelic sounds and you've pretty much got what The Psychotic Reaction are about. The whole EP is available to download free from the bands Last.fm page - I'd start with the psychedelic sounding 'Somethings Got To Give' which seems to be haunted by the ghost of Syd Barrett. All in all, a decent little EP - without ever really hitting the heights I think the band maybe capable of.