Product Review

Whats important is this when punk rock broke
and bands cashed in on fashion trends, Down By
Law stayed true to its ideals. While everyone else
played The Forbidden Beat and wrote songs about
f**ts, Dave Smalley was penning songs about feeling
lonely and out of place, afraid and uncertain. It s
clear that DBL is the only real claimant to The
Clash s legacy, and that legacy is the admission that
we may be isolated and lonely, we may be alienated
and ****** up, but revolution can only begin in the
mirror. Now, DBL celebrates their 23rd year with a
new studio album of soon-to-be punk anthems for
the next generation. Champions At Heart is their
ninth full-length release, and is reminiscent of their
classics on Epitaph Records.