I can't profess to be an expert on Brock Downey but the 4 brat rockers from Melbourne have emerged with a sharply produced cut that proudly displays their influences: hardcore, punk, hip-hop, pop. Don't Bring Me Down will probably be sidestepped by the punk purists, deemed too heavy by pop fools, ridiculed by hip-hop fans and as for hardcore...well, that really doesn't exist anymore. Nevertheless, there's every chance the band will prevail, due to their watertight musicianship, punchy dynamics and razor-sharp vocals. Like I said, it's tight; a fact consistently backed-up by b-sides Something So Wrong and Rockin'n Poppin'. In fact, the boys would have had more luck if they'd spent more cash on Rockin' n Poppin'; the standout cut in my humble opinion. I can't say I've been transformed into a Brock Downey fan, but I've got a feeling that their balancing act between the sounds of 28 Days, Grinspoon and The Androids may impress a rock-hungry Aussie market.

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Tracklisting
1 Don't Bring Me Down
2 Rockin' and Poppin'
3 Something so Wrong

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