I approached this album with certain expectations. The cover art and the band's logo filled my imagination with hyper-fast riffs supported by telluric drums and bass, possibly some harsh vocals. That is not really what I have found, but I can't say I'm disappointed because this album is of very high quality. Let's see more in detail.
The style seems deeply rooted in classic punk-rock, a genre that I appreciate but of which I don't have an ecyclopedic knowledge. I can hear a bit of the Ramones and Pennywise in the straightforward overdriven guitar riffs and in the solid backbone built by the rhythm section. The sparse melodic phrases are simple but very effective. If I were a skater I think this album would definitely provide a good soundtrack for my practice.
There are a couple of slower tracks, where the alt-rock soul of this band comes out more, with acoustic inserts, gloomy arpeggios and stronger focus on the groove. The alternance between these two styles is very organic, and never disrupts the flow.
In most of the songs, except for the short instrumental "Clear Water", the vocals are often in their spotlight. The timbre is warm, and they possess a raw energy that contributes to drive the songs forward, but they never explode in all their power, often preferring to sit back and focus on the expressivity. I appreciated this aspect because it allowed me to pay more attention to the lyrics, which are covering a wide range of social, political and environmental themes, sending a powerful although rightfully pessimistic message.
If I have to choose a favourite track I would go for Polio, and I also enjoyed a lot the punk cover of Auld Lang Syne that closes the album, but the difficult job would actually be to find a song I didn't like, because I don't think there's one!