Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz once called frontwoman Brody Armstrong's voice a "gravel truck with a broken axel," and his compliment isn't far from truth.
Sing Sing Death House, the Distillers' second album, is an incredible storm of punk rock fury. Between Armstrong's guttural screams and the band's razor-sharp, hook-strapped tracks, there isn't a weak spot in all 12 songs.
Although the band sometimes races into fierce hardcore snarls, most of the album consists of musically upbeat anthems, so even if the songs' issues are turbulent, there's a punk army optimism lining every dark cloud. For fans of intensely commanding female singers and solid, old-school punk rock, the Distillers provide an excellent album through and through.
