The Catch
"Get Cool"
Made In Mexico

It's too easy to pass The Catch off as a second rate Donnas, but that would be a cop out. This quartet of perky, tattooed, hotties transcends the girl punk minefield with a selection rockin' ditties that are simple, fun and nowhere near as monotonous as some of today's pop-punkers.

"Nothin' But Time" kicks things off a raunchy foot stomping rocker that makes the best of only a few chords and an awesome bass line. Things go pop with the Go-Go's style "Wait" and "True Romance," before dragging out some catchy as all get out organs on "Hofmeister." The vocals are sweet and innocent a la a young Juliana Hatfield, but the music is far more scattershot, switching between aggressive and quirky at the drop of a dime.

The Catch are a fun, hand clapping, sing-along, rock band that bring a smile to the face of just about any jaded rock critic. It also helps that they are really cute.

Reviewed by: George Koroneos
Reviewed on: May 16, 2005