Reviewed by Tony Cummings

Much that comes out of AMerica's Christian music underground is derivative and immature by bands hooked on some transitory concept of hipness. But for all that there are bands in the underground who are musical pioneers with the vision of prophets and a determination to break new barriers both lyrical and musical. Such a band are My Little Dog China from Montana. Superficially, their noise-pop/punk fusion resembles a band like Sonic Youth but here you'll find traces of hardcore, grunge and even the lilting lyricism of the Choir (Steve Hindalong produced this set). Their lyrics bristle with anger, compassion, hope and despair. Will this team be another Veil Of Ashes producing one brilliant album then disappearing or will their songs - several of which savagely attack the lies and consumerism of the rock industry - draw a sufficiently large audience to enable them to give up their day jobs? That paradoxically rests with you the rock consumer. All I can say is that this is a great rock album.

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