The Not Amused- Flat Broke LP.  There are few genres that instantly cause my cynical ears to perk up, but 70's flavored punk usually does the trick. There's just something about that music from that particular time period that's teaming with anxiety, restlessness and a whole host of other raw human emotions. Not to mention the way the records were recorded back then: the guitars sounded like power tools, the drums sounded like they were beating against your head and the bands just seemed to totally understand vocal harmonies. Berlin's The Not Amused are one of the few newer bands who give me that same feeling fishing from the same pond as bands like The Jam, Teenage Head, Generation X, and The Undertones but adding their own elements to the music that can only be found in the fuss and fluster of living life in the 21st century. A solid album bulging with nearly a dozen power pop/punk treasures that could have easily been found on an old Teenage Treats / Powerpearls compilation. Import from Germany on Wanda Records.