Album Review: This Is Not Revolution Rock - Compilation 1

You can’t beat a good compilation. How many of you were raised on Punk-O-Rama’s, SideOneDummy Records Warped Tour compilations and Short Music for Short People? Quite a few I would imagine. The charm of having as many bands as physically possibly crammed onto a CD linked loosely by genre or geography all for a (usually) bargain low price is and always will be an essential for music fans everywhere.

'This Is Not Revolution Rock #1' is a worthy addition to the compilation world. All the bands on here are loosely linked by area, namely all being from around the Kingston/Surrey area. This geographical connection means that musical some of the tunes here are quite disparate but this only adds to the charm of these 18 tracks. This comp touches base with widdly instrumentals with Suffer Like G Did, bombastic pop-rock from Freeze The Atalntic and twee acoustic ditties delivered charm by Katie Malco.