Collective Zine on the Sinkin/Risin 7":
Expected this one to be straight-up garage punk, and while the
roughness is there the Enthusiasts can clearly bust out more than four
chords and a snotty chorus. The titular opener, see, offers nothing but
ballsy heavy rock abandon of a type that’s not as overtly virtuosic as,
say, Cream, Free or Led Zep but possessed of a looser, scruffier edge
that's more in line with 'Thank Christ For The Bomb' or something. The
fat (and it is FAT), rolling bassline holds things nicely together while
frontman Joey Ghostly slips between brassy blues-rock riffage, flailing
solos and his woozily unctuous vocals. Flip it over and you have the
twangier, psych-infused 'Joanne' which has similar tendencies but is
delivered with a lighter touch. Guitars fizz hither and thither, vocal
harmonies sough quietly in the background and you occasionally get the
sense that you might have strayed into an early Black Lips or Strange
Boys number which, in terms of style and contrast, is certainly no bad
thing. File under 'would like to hear whatever it is they do next'.
