I love running my own music zine. As well as interviewing people and going to brilliant gigs, I get to find out about amazing bands that I otherwise probably wouldn't have known existed. The Jet City Fix are definitely one of those bands. The Seattle based 5-piece were founded by drummer Dana in 2002 and within six months had already opened for such bands as Motorhead, Queens of the Stone Age and Turbonegro. As if that wasn't enough to get my attention, the various references to Spinal Tap on their website certainly did. Their debut album, 'Play To Kill' didn't disappoint.

'Dumb Luck', is as catchy as they come, with a bouncy pop-punk feeling that will get you singing along with the chorus on just the first listen. 'Drowning', despite the title, is another slice of sing-a-long modern punk, and just when you think you've got this band figured as your run-of-the-mill punk rock band, 'The Life' explodes through your speakers. It embodies 80s hair metal with Steven Tyler-like vocals and anthemic phrases such as "Me and the boys, we love to rock!" I'm imagining lots of head banging and air guitars to this one as vocalist Shane sings "Give me rhythm, a catchy little hook, a bass line so hot it makes the strings cook." Track 5 is an impressive cover of The Wildheart's 'Sick of Drugs' and will definitely appeal to a lot of people, whether they're fans of Ginger and co or not. Altogether now, "I never met a junkie that I didn't like!" 'Jet City's Rockin' is another Aerosmith-esque blast of pure pleasure with an extremely infectious chorus. In contrast, 'It Don't Matter' is a slower, more thoughtful song with great lyrics and yet another likeable chorus. But The Jet City Fix don't just play radio friendly, sing-a-long tracks. 'Bullet' has an altogether darker edge, with lyrics such as "I need you like a bullet to the back of the brain" to match. 'Love It Or Leave It' has a more old-school punk feel to it, proving that pretty much any kind of rock can be found on this album.

This album acts as a greatest hits for all your favourite parts of every rock genre, ranging from old school metal to modern punk and electric rock 'n' roll. You can tell they took Viv Savage from Spinal Tap's philosophy of "have a good time, all the time" to heart. 'Play to Kill' will be on my playlist for a long time.

For more information on The Jet City Fix, head over to their site at www.thejetcityfix.com.

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