Reviewed by Tony Cummings

Usually when letters accompanying review tapes stress they were recorded on a four track in a church hall it's to prepare the hapless reviewer for a performance of classic ineptitude. In fact this no budget four-song taster for their next 'proper' album (January release on Plankton) is a revelation, blues-based, good time rock 'n' roll with all the cutting aggression and compact tightness needed to lift it out of the rut, while the lyrics make their spiritual point with no hint of simplistic hectoring. If this is what Medals can do with no overdubs, or high tech cover ups, they're dearly a band you must catch in concert. Get to their gigs and buy this in the meantime.

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