While I still can't spell the whole band name without getting reprimanded by Google's censor bots, N*rc*s y Horchata is absolutely one of my favorite bands. This is, in my estimation, the best American punk group going. With the band having a long-running love affair with the city of Minneapolis, it has decided to do something in the wake of what has been going on there in recent months. The Lake Ave Traffic EP is a benefit release on Bandcamp. All proceeds are going to the NE Neighbors Mutual Aid Fund in Minneapolis, which is providing direct relief to families affected by the current administration's brutal occupation of the city. The title track is one of my favorite songs of off NYH's most recent long player, precious little album. If you don' yet own it, "Lake Ave Traffic" will surely encourage you to rectify that situation. The other two songs on the EP are previously unreleased. "Boone's Farm Amongst Möet" is vintage NYH: no-nonsense Midwestern melodic punk with heart, grit, and clever, self-effacing lyrics. I can't help hearing lyrics like "I leave the poetry to the poets/'Cuz there's a good chance that I'll blow it/I'm sinking fast, boy, don't I know it" and thinking of a certain band from Minneapolis. This easily could have been on the album, but it's kind of neat that the band had some spare songs sitting around that they could put on this EP. Staying in that Midwestern vein, "Walk in Cold" is a Naked Raygun classic, and it's NYH's first recorded cover. Anyone who has heard precious little album can understand why this band covering Naked Raygun makes sense. NYH plays the cover fairly straight but still puts its signature on the song. Any fan of the band will want to own this release. The price is set at $4 but the band is asking you to consider to pay more since every penny of its take is going to NENMAF.
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